Sentence examples for countenance his proposal from inspiring English sources
Peter Thorneycroft resigned as chancellor in 1957 when Macmillan refused to countenance his proposal to drop payments to the second child.
However, he resigned that same year in frustration at French unwillingness to countenance his legislative reforms.
But the army chiefs and politicians in Islamabad would not countenance his taking office.
Bravo is 33 and thus Barça are willing to countenance his sale.
As he settled on a strategy for promoting his tax cut, which would direct its benefits overwhelmingly to individuals, Mr. Bush sent the message that he would not countenance changing or enlarging his proposal, and was willing to use the powers of his office against anyone who defied him.
She has repeatedly refused to countenance the proposal and there is scant chance of her shifting that position as she moves into an election year.
It wasn't just his implacable, gimlet-eyed countenance; his face already a kind of premature living death mask.
The prospect that the North would countenance the proposals was negligible.
It remains far from clear, though, whether Germany would countenance such proposals.
His proposal is sensible.
