Sentence examples for countering the decision from inspiring English sources

Mr. Chafee's support gives the Democrats the 51 votes they will need to pass the proposal, countering the decision of Zell Miller, Democrat of Georgia, to support the Republican position on worker rights.

It is unclear whether they can counter the decision.

The House of Lords' statement on parliamentary privilege was assessed by the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege, which recommended that Parliament not counter the decision in Pepper v Hart, but cautioned that this should not lead to any further weakening of parliamentary privilege.

When her lawyer attempts to counter the decision, Carol collects her raw emotions and gives in to the loss of custody as long as she has visits with her daughter even if they are supervised.

So Massa could do as little to counter the team decision as he could to stop that spring from striking his head.

Maryland Deputy Attorney General Thiru Vignarajah countered that the decision to not pursue Chapman as an alibi witness was "a wise decision or at a minimum, a tactical one".

The franchise countered that decision by suing the plaintiffs who originally brought the case, arguing in court filings that the Trademark Board's ruling violated the First Amendment's protections of free speech.

The analysis of Wild Cards, potential low-likelihood but high-impact events, in foresight studies is important in order to counter the tendency of decision makers to deny major surprises.

Goff first countered the Court of Appeal decision, restoring Kennedy's dismissal of the case, before moving on to the deeper legal points.

The move countered the league's startling decision five days earlier to suspend Syria.

The National Rifle Association has managed to carve itself a nice loophole in a bill that seeks to counter the Supreme Court's disastrous decision to give corporations free rein to dominate American politics.