Sentence examples for asked for an exception from inspiring English sources
The phrase "asked for an exception" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when someone is requesting a deviation from a rule or standard procedure.
Example: "She asked for an exception to the policy regarding late submissions due to her extenuating circumstances."
Alternatives: "requested a waiver" or "sought a special allowance".
The bureau asked for an exception to the law.
Ms. Rosenthal said Mr. Harmon had asked for an exception to rent regulations for his building, which she found untenable because it would, she said, extend to thousands of other people in "the vanishing middle class".
Once the plane was in the air, Dr. Lobritto called the United Network for Organ Sharing, which governs transplants in the United States, and asked for an exception to the usual rules.
We're asking for an exception to policy".
Bourne added that Topps was aware of the rule and never approached baseball to ask for an exception.
And it calls for the Corsican language, a dialect of Italian, to become an obligatory part of the school curriculum, unless a parent asks for an exception.
Originally, the Heckscher sought such approval, by asking for an exception to the guidelines, and seeking permission to use some of the proceeds from the proposed sale directly for building an expansion.
It's asking for an exception.
The next time someone asks for an exception avoid that trite and off-putting phrase, "That's not our standard," and instead explain the situation.
And if it comes back asking for an exception, then it seems to me we got to look and make sure there is competition because if there's not competition, they are going to be real problems in this phase.
Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union came to the teen's defense at a school board meeting last week, asking for an exception to a state zero-tolerance law that imparts harsh penalties on students caught with weapons, says Slate.
