grandfather clause in a sentence

Such paired-share REITs were outlawed in 1986, although existing ones were allowed to continue in operation through a grandfather clause.
Its distinctive feature was the " good character clause " ( also known as the " grandfather clause " ).
The Court concluded that " the means chosen as substitutes for the invalidated'grandfather clause'were themselves invalid under the Fifteenth Amendment.
Unless the bill has a grandfather clause, it is unlikely that she ( Martinez ) will be able to come,
Reese said he later learned that he was covered by a grandfather clause for existing UT employees and wouldn't be affected.

Under terms of the new agreement, a grandfather clause allows any player to sign for 105 percent of his previous salary.
The 1, 070 plants function under a grandfather clause that has allowed them to bypass air quality standards imposed in 1971.
In 1915, the Supreme Court struck down the grandfather clause in its ruling in " Guinn v . United States ".
States that have already allowed utilities to refianance these costs will be exempt from his guidelines under a grandfather clause, Bumpers said.
Ellen Fishbein, an America Online lawyer working on the bill, said that " the grandfather clause is a compromise for us ."

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