Sentence examples for contravene existing from inspiring English sources

West Ham stated that using vuvuzelas would contravene existing safety regulations.

Part of it says: "Foie gras is not produced in Britain, as the government has made it clear that its production would contravene existing animal welfare regulations, but sadly it is still perfectly legal to import it.

If they are motivated by racism or bigotry, and contravene existing laws against inciting sexual or racial hatred or violence, the perpetrators should face charges appropriate to their crimes.

He said practices such as phone hacking, paying police officers and being in contempt of court contravene existing laws.

For open access sharing to be made a reality however, careful consideration will need to be given to how research data sets are shared in the monograph and whether or not this might contravene existing copyright legislation, for example, as data is compiled from existing musical pieces.

To do any of this, however, would have contravened existing aggregate contribution limits.

Practices such as phone hacking, paying police officers and being in contempt of court contravened existing laws, he said, and the inquiry should examine why the laws were not rigorously enforced.

These payments are not illegal as long as the existing laws and regulations are not contravened.

Mr. Madison, in the Virginia Convention, said that, if a treaty does not supersede existing state laws as far as they contravene its operation, the treaty would be ineffective.

To do so, the WB didn't contravene goals of universal coverage for a privatized system, but rather the WB recommended neoliberal measures to enhance the existing system, such as the use of primary care and the separation of functions within the health care industry.

The interactions that are fostered by the 'safe' learning environment in PAL appear to encourage learners to create associative links to their existing knowledge, to evaluate the truth of their emerging understandings and to elaborate the content of the lesson – all the while avoiding being seen to contravene the rules of order of a tutor-led lesson [ 20].