Sentence examples for Acceded to a request from inspiring English sources

But today, after rejecting the use of funds from the general treasury, they acceded to a request by the Governor that they reconsider the Fink plan.

"One of the biggest problems between couples is containing clutter," he began, indicating a sleek white console in the living room, and then politely acceded to a request to relate an actual anecdote from his professional life.

There are also concerns that Merkel is undermining free speech in Germany, after she acceded to a request from Ankara to prosecute a German comedian who made fun of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Soon after the Belmont, the California Horse Racing Board, which has allowed jockey advertising for a few years, acceded to a request from the Breeders' Cup to ban it from its day of races last October.

Yet the magistrate acceded to a request for Pistorius to spend the weekend at a police station rather than the grimmer surroundings of prison, as would be the normal convention.

Or will you lend an ear to us, and those who stand with us, in support of free expression?" There are also concerns that Merkel is undermining free speech in Germany, after she acceded to a request from Ankara to prosecute a German comedian who made fun of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The Palestinians said that Yasir Arafat, their leader, was acceding to a request presented him by President Clinton in Washington last week.

The judge said he was acceding to a request from the defence only because he had been informed that Mr Nadir had a hearing difficulty.

On a different flight, Elana Sztokman, a former executive director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, refused to accede to a request to move seats, triggering "frantic negotiations", she said, between ultra-orthodox men and airline staff.

Merkel was accused of kowtowing to the Turkish leader last April after acceding to a request from Ankara to prosecute a comedian, Jan Böhmermann, who had read out an offensive poem about Erdoğan on his TV show.

A German comedian has sharply criticised Angela Merkel for acceding to a request from Ankara to prosecute him for reading out an offensive poem about the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.