Sentence examples for asking permission of from inspiring English sources

Controversially, the Chinese copy was made without notifying, let alone asking permission of, anyone in Hallstatt.

In N. Y. State one is permitted to change his name without asking permission of N. Y. State.

But just asking permission of someone who might be sensitive to the noise you want to make could oil the social hinges.

The NEC Corporation, a confirmed member of Japan Inc., is soliciting applications internally for jobs in its expanding Internet-related businesses via e-mail, encouraging employees to seek new opportunities without necessarily asking permission of their bosses.

Our correspondents felt American tourists had few social graces and they objected to Americans "taking moving pictures of them," "throwing around money," "talking loudly," "bragging about the American way of life" and, in two cases, "smoking in restaurants without asking permission of the other diners".

Eisen posted the papers without asking permission of the copyright holders, an apparent violation of U.S. law.

Before rejoining Fleetwood Mac, McVie asked permission of each band member.

I didn't ask permission of Buthelezi, or Desmond Tutu, or the Pretoria government.

The day before we left, I had asked permission of my future mother-in-law to marry her daughter.

"At the moment, you have to ask permission of three different people for each decision, for each appointment.

The issue wasn't whether Shiner's owner had cleaned it up, but whether he had asked permission of the homeowner on the other side of the sidewalk.