Sentence examples for amendment to avoid from inspiring English sources

When asked about the incident, he invoked his right under the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination, officials said.

Both Mr Fastow and Kenneth Lay, Enron's chief executive, pleaded the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination when asked to testify in front of a Senate committee.

Occasionally Mr. Clinton has offered public advice, like suggesting in July that Mr. Obama could invoke the 14th Amendment to avoid a government default if Congressional Republicans refused to increase the federal debt limit.

And even when Colonel Kohlmann warned her of dire consequences if she did not follow an order to represent Mr. Mohamed vigorously, she repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering his questions about a few pretrial motions.

Mr. Morales, whose indictment in the case was dismissed by the trial judge, agreed reluctantly to testify for the defense after being assured by the judge, Justice Bonnie G. Wittner of State Supreme Court, that he was immune from prosecution but could not invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination.

The captain, Michael J. Gansas, told investigators his name and age but invoked his constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination again and again when asked about the accident, officials said after the meeting, which took place at the Coast Guard office on Staten Island.

Ms. Etzkorn and Mr. Siegel point out that "banks, credit card companies, insurers and other types of businesses find ways to make money from the fine print nobody can read or understand," and that "lawyers have inundated us with mind-numbing disclaimers, disclosures, terms, instructions, amendments and amendments to amendments" to "avoid lawsuits or other potential problems".

Irrigation using water with high SAR may involve soil amendments to avoid long-term damage to the soil such as Ca product topdressing, amendments and frequent aeration.

A pilot nominal group of 11 young service users (who were not involved in generating the quality standards from the focus group data) were asked to read through each standard and make amendments to avoid duplication and ensure clarity.

Officials at the time said that Captain Gansas had invoked his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.

Mr. Kaluza, 60, who had been on the rig for only a few days, has also declined to appear, citing his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.