Sentence examples for as derogation from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "as derogation" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an incorrect usage of the term "derogation," which typically refers to the act of taking away or diminishing something, often in a legal or formal context.
Example: "The new policy should not be seen as derogation of the rights previously granted to employees."
Alternatives: "as a diminishment" or "as a reduction".

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When many whites referred to blacks in their speech, they hesitated to apply the noun to a person; instead of saying, "He's a black," they would say, "He's a black guy," as if the use of black as an adjective to modify guy somehow removed it from any interpretation as derogation.

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Particular attention is given to horizontal integration possibilities for farmers, and organisations of farmers, as derogations to competition policies contained in the Common Market Organisation Regulation (EU) 1308/2013 (CMO Regulation).

But in American political history, that word has profound resonance as a derogation of opportunism.

That meaning, metaphorically extended, landed -- plop! -- in the middle of political terminology as a derogation of moderation.

Germany, Switzerland and Austria, for instance, have an elastic concept called Untreue, or breach of trust, which is defined as a derogation of duty that causes real damage to the institution.

The report also considers that some other staple foods, namely coffee, butter, salt, rice, pasta and drinking milk, should continue to be subject to mandatory ranges, as a derogation to liberalisation.

The TUC highlighted the growing use of the loophole known as the Swedish derogation.

When it was finally implemented in 2010, it was with a huge get-out clause known as the "Swedish derogation".

The loophole – known as the Swedish derogation – exempts employers from having to give workers equal pay if they are on contracts with an agency and paid in between assignments.

Otherwise, the Court risks, that in the areas, where there is no full harmonisation, from which the act would be only a derogation (as in the present case), the national law will have to "heal" the consequences of an unconstitutional directive, without the possibility of invoking Union's human rights standard.

However, the practical consequences of this general derogation (as specified in the cited Article) are not clear.

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