Sentence examples for Countermanding from inspiring English sources

David Kay, America's most senior arms inspector in post-Saddam Iraq, has noted that one of the reasons why Russia's best air-defence systems have not been installed in Iran is probably because the Iranians fear that Russia might be capable of countermanding missile launches against certain countries' aircraft.

The proponents of initiatives are therefore comforted by the news that, this week, Arizonans also passed a measure that will prevent both legislature and governor from countermanding future referendums.

(In 1976, the Pontifical Biblical Commission voted in favor of the idea that the Church could ordain women without countermanding Christ's intentions).

On Sept. 11, the day after his meeting with the general's wife, Lincoln issued a public letter countermanding Frémont's emancipation proclamation.

But in 2011, Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, took the unusual step of countermanding a move by the F.D.A. to make the pill universally available.

Unfortunately, throughout Lawrence's film, another, more persuasive story runs in the background, countermanding its official line.

Though embarrassed by the interior ministry's aired intention to build Jewish houses in East Jerusalem, he did nothing to countermand it or to scold the minister.

The army, which had got wind of the orders, countermanded them.

It denounces financiers for causing the crisis, but has backed arguments against Ireland burning its bank creditors.More than once, Mrs Merkel has countermanded Mr Schäuble.

Angry citizens are resorting to protests and referendums to countermand the decisions of a political class for which they have little respect.

Rumours fly, decisions are taken blind and countermanded after they have been carried out.