Sentence examples for cannot countermand from inspiring English sources

It has a king and a queen, a castle and a dark woods, an evil fairy, grinning nastily, and a good fairy who, though she cannot countermand the bad fairy's curses, can introduce modifications, arrange for second chances, the way God does in the New Testament.

If high-level government officials cannot restrict the official speech of their employees, then those employees (including teachers) would have near-complete authority to countermand the state's official messages.

rules and even countermand the central government.

The Provisional Government was unable to countermand the order.

He resisted suggestions that the MPA should "countermand" police operations.

The attorney general has the authority to countermand virtually all decisions made by federal prosecutors.

But even as the play opens, he is busy sending a messenger to countermand that order.

It's astonishing that the government could consider legislation with the prior intent of issuing guidance to countermand it.

Bradford denounced Schenck's "extraordinary order" and demanded that Lincoln countermand any such "offensive discrimination against our State".

Again, the pensions bosses protested, and a fresh regulation was issued that seemed to countermand the original.

She installed another officer to report directly to her on technology issues, but Mr. Ward continued to interfere, sometimes giving orders she was forced to countermand.