Sentence examples for a strained interpretation from inspiring English sources

Justice Goodman called the argument by lawyers for the landlords a "strained interpretation" that was inconsistent with the purpose of the law.

Mainly because the boss's wife was not an elected official empowered to give a direct dismissal order, the independent counsel did not think he could get a conviction, but concluded that her sworn denial of a "role" was a "strained interpretation of the language" and "is contrary to common sense".

Many of the turn of the millennium tax shelters worked by creating basis out of thin air with an unbalanced entry involving option contracts, that was based on a strained interpretation of partnership regulations.

It seems like a strained interpretation at best to grant profit-making companies unlimited access to mind-bending advertising in the name of free speech.

Through a foggy and strained interpretation of the First Amendment, we have accepted that money is free speech, and that a candidate's viability is measured first and foremost by his or her ability to get people to write checks.

This is an odd and strained interpretation, but it seems to be Gibney's only way to claim that Apple's behavior, as it became a large company and sometimes acted like one, is proof that Jobs was a liar, scoundrel, and jerk.

Clinton administration lawyers have proposed a strained new interpretation of the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty to allow Washington to begin building missile defenses this year without violating the treaty.

That strained interpretation has been disavowed by Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis)., a principal author of the Patriot Act.

While the majority did not reach the merits of the Batson claim, it engaged in a detailed review of the extensive evidence concerning the prosecution's discriminatory jury selection practices and also criticized the lower court's "dismissive and strained interpretation" of the evidence.

The only way to explain their strained interpretations is to give actual examples.

As in "The Culture of Fear" (Basic Books), Mr. Glassner exposes the strained interpretations, "prejudices dressed up as science," and pure fabrications behind much received wisdom simply by checking out sources with an eye to original meanings.