Sentence examples for cancel a programme from inspiring English sources

While a president cannot cancel a programme after funds have been allocated, Trump has room for manoeuvre.

Although he has not honoured that pledge much to the relief of Mexico and Canada the United States did cancel a programme allowing Mexican lorry drivers to work in America in 2009, in violation of its NAFTA obligations.

Mr Martin's first action on taking office as Canada's prime minister in December 2003 had been to cancel a controversial programme to promote federalism in Quebec which had turned into a slush fund for his Liberal Party.

Critics accuse him of diverting those funds from existing schools: he has cancelled a big programme to rebuild or refurbish every secondary school in England.

But Congress recently cancelled a pilot programme allowing Mexican trucks to operate north of the border, prompting Mr Calderón to impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods.

Another provision, in a separate spending bill, which cancelled a pilot programme for Mexican trucks to operate in America (allowed for by the North American trade agreement), went through unaltered.

In 2010 Barack Obama, who cancelled a $10bn programme to return Americans to the moon, said he supported a mission of greater ambition: "By the mid 2030s I believe we can send humans to orbit, Mars and return them safely to Earth".

I have to cancel a session.

In April Mr Kiir cancelled a national reconciliation programme initiated by Mr Machar following allegations that the vice-president was using it to build his own political support.

Prof MacKay also said electric cars are going to be a "massive hit" but said he was "very disappointed" by the lack of progress on CCS, after the government cancelled a pioneering £1bn programme at the last minute.

It has warned that it is going to impose an immediate moratorium on planned IT procurements, and is ready to cancel any programmes that are seen to be off course.