in accordance with
idiom
: in a way that agrees with or follows (something, such as a rule or request)
In accordance with your request, I am sending a copy of my book.
His funeral will be private, in accordance with his wishes.
The soldiers said they acted in accordance with his orders.
Examples of in accordance with in a Sentence
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Feds miss regulation deadlines The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was supposed to have mandated reminder systems in new cars in November 2023, in accordance with the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Teams are allowed 13 scholarship players in accordance with NCAA rules.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
These include statements regarding Jaguar's expectation that, in accordance with the guidelines of specific EU countries, published data from clinical investigations in MVID and SBS could support early patient access to crofelemer for these conditions in those countries.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
That responsibility is to conduct the business in accordance with their desires, which generally will be to make as much money as possible while conforming to the basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
Foster’s mother said his organs were donated after his death in accordance with his wishes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The Mount Horeb police officers who were involved remain on administrative leave in accordance with agency policy.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
In one of them, a Christian preschool in Chaffee County alleged that a non-discrimination agreement that the state requires preschool providers to accept would prevent it from operating in accordance with its religious beliefs.
—Ann Schimke, The Denver Post, 2 May 2024
Both entities jointly asked the judge to limit their liability for the accident to $43.7 million – the equivalent of the total value of the ship and its freight, minus the cost of repairs and salvage – in accordance with the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
Teams are allowed 13 scholarship players in accordance with NCAA rules.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
These include statements regarding Jaguar's expectation that, in accordance with the guidelines of specific EU countries, published data from clinical investigations in MVID and SBS could support early patient access to crofelemer for these conditions in those countries.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
That responsibility is to conduct the business in accordance with their desires, which generally will be to make as much money as possible while conforming to the basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
Foster’s mother said his organs were donated after his death in accordance with his wishes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The Mount Horeb police officers who were involved remain on administrative leave in accordance with agency policy.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2024
In one of them, a Christian preschool in Chaffee County alleged that a non-discrimination agreement that the state requires preschool providers to accept would prevent it from operating in accordance with its religious beliefs.
—Ann Schimke, The Denver Post, 2 May 2024
Both entities jointly asked the judge to limit their liability for the accident to $43.7 million – the equivalent of the total value of the ship and its freight, minus the cost of repairs and salvage – in accordance with the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851.
—USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
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