Sentence examples for been able to invoke from inspiring English sources

Because of this rivalry, Prince Sihanouk has been able to invoke the aid of Red countries against Thailand and South Vietnam.

That means that no matter what happens now in parliament, Labour is signed up to the principle that by March 31 next year the government will have been able to invoke article 50".

Clyburn himself declined until the very end to endorse a candidate in this year's primaries, saying that his leadership role required him to remain neutral, but he made no effort to disguise his relief at having been able to invoke that excuse.

My argument in this case is that had I not been privy to the ongoing conversation which preceded this text, or had not known that the writer had previously identified himself as a bike enthusiast, the intertextual reference would not have been able to invoke the positive attitude towards the 'real' target for this analyst.

Will people losing their benefits as a result of the announced cuts and welfare reform be able to invoke human rights remedies?

Even if the UK courts ruled supreme, for instance, they would still be able to invoke ECHR jurisprudence and principles, just as they did before the 1998 act.

If the government got close to the debt limit again before the elections in November, a Treasury official said, "we would be able to invoke extraordinary measures to extend borrowing authority beyond the elections".

Future presidents will easily be able to invoke regional stability and the need to protect important international norms whenever they want to intervene abroad with strikes like the one expected against Syria.

Mannesmann's shares are widely distributed among shareholders and Mr. Esser would not be able to invoke them in a bid to retain management control of the "new" Vodafone.

After having reached an agreement to take control of the German mobile telephone network E-Plus, the French plans were derailed when the BellSouth Corporation, a minority shareholder, was able to invoke its contractual rights to increase its stake.

The government also argues that employers would be able to invoke religious objections under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act to opt out of other laws, including those governing immunisations, minimum wages and social security taxes.