Sentence examples for attempt to violate from inspiring English sources

The present school board's attempt to violate that agreement is untenable.

"China can't accept any attempt to violate the principles of the convention and eliminate the protocol," Mr. Sun said.

Perpetual-motion machines of the second kind attempt to violate the second law of thermodynamics—namely, that some energy is always lost in converting heat into work.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reacting to the shooting down of the drone, said in a statement: "I view with utmost gravity this attempt to violate our border.

"[We] catch the vast majority of bad actors who attempt to violate our policies before they publish," said the retailer in an emailed statement.

The distinction between this case and that is but the difference which exists between the exertion of a lawful power and the attempt to violate the Constitution by doing that which it forbids to be done.

And the questionnaire, he said, attempts to violate attorney-client privilege.

Barlow testified that, indeed, the C.I.A. did know of "scores" of other Pakistani attempts to violate American export law.

Internet debate and the resultant public attention can act as a warning to people attempting to violate research ethics.

Many even suggest that I am attempting to violate one of their rights: namely, their right to their own opinion.

"We repeat from here our rejection of interference by any nation or attempts to violate Libya's sovereignty," he said.