Sentence examples for cites the right from inspiring English sources

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In "In Praise of Sin Taxes" (Side Lines, May 10, p.22) Editor William Baldwin opines, "Instead of outlawing bad behavior or punishing it with criminal sanctions, why not legalize it but charge a fee?" As an example he cites the right of power companies to spew mercury and other pollutants in exchange for a fee.

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a feminist who is critical of Islam's dictates regarding women, cites the Rights of Woman in her autobiography Infidel, writing that she was "inspired by Mary Wollstonecraft, the pioneering feminist thinker who told women they had the same ability to reason as men did and deserved the same rights".

The guilty verdicts came after both prosecutors and defense lawyers cited the right to free speech in their arguments.

Only 6 percent of those polled could cite the right to petition the government for grievances, the fifth major freedom guaranteed under the First Amendment.

Yet some law firms are also wrongly citing the "right to be forgotten" to suggest that material should be deleted entirely.

India was among 36 countries – including Pakistan, the US, Singapore, Egypt, Japan, China and Sri Lanka – who opposed the resolution, citing the right of each sovereign nation to decide its own legal system.

Now people are citing The Right Stuff as one of the best things he has done, and proof of how good he can be when he explores.

Google has acknowledged that it "incorrectly" removed links to several Guardian articles last month and then reinstated them after complaints from people citing the "right to be forgotten".

More than 200 successfully challenge deportation on human rights grounds each year, and about 90 per cent cite the "right to private and family life" under Article 8 of the convention.

My first responsibility there was proofreading the back matter of books: checking the form and alphabetization of indexes, making sure that the "Notes to pages 234-245" tags cited the right pages.

Ohio's Republican governor, John Kasich, has risked the wrath of voters by commuting four death sentences (while overseeing eight executions), citing the right of even "awful" criminals to fair trials and an effective defence.

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