Sentence examples for been construed to from inspiring English sources

Even more important, Mr. Jaszi said, the case addresses the issue of whether the newer law overrides the fair-use provision of the 1976 Act, which has sometimes been construed to embrace reverse engineering.

"But looking at the facts, being frustrated by the, you know, the situation at the time, there was probably something that could have been construed to that, but I don't think I would ever use the phrase 'heads will roll.' " The agricultural agency exonerated Mr. Cosgrove in its own investigation in 2009.

For example, constricted definitions of lobbying contained in Congressional regulations have been construed to exempt from disclosure money spent on grass roots mobilization; on television, digital and social media campaigns; and on public relations efforts to build support among voters and key elites.

Dating has now been construed to mean sexual hook-ups.

It's been construed to cover a plethora of topics and can be misleading to some.

This has been construed to be an admission that Hamas is "deliberately using peaceful civilians at the protests as cover and cannon fodder for their military operations".

"We were doing nothing that can in any way be construed to be illegal," she said.

But I realized later that what he had said could be construed to mean almost anything.

The federal law is ambiguous, Chief Justice Roberts said, and ambiguities should be construed to favor criminal defendants.

The enunciation herein of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or impair others retained by the people.

My husband had suggested the phrases — "amazing" and "astonishing" being words that can be construed to mean almost anything.