Sentence examples for denying a potential from inspiring English sources

But current and former DHS officials, while not denying a potential threat, said the security measures imposed starting in 2007 have substantially reduced the threat while maintaining the program's economic benefits.

But he was denied a potential legacy achievement after efforts to pass a comprehensive bill collapsed on Capitol Hill this past summer amid partisan fighting.

Before 1968, it was assumed to be perfectly legal for owners to refuse to sell homes to black families, or for a private bank to deny a potential black homebuyer a loan, or for a broker to lie and say that no homes were available.

The visitors were also denied a potential penalty when Mehdi Benatia appeared to upend David Silva in the box.

But measures that delay a correct diagnosis and reduce the availability of transplantable organs are also unacceptable, because they may deny a potential beneficiary a chance at life.

To this pair of eyes Ashton was slightly unlucky to be penalised for shoving his opponent off the ball, thus denying Duncan Taylor a potential try; had it been given the chase would have been every bit as influential as the kick.

The Welsh referee nicknamed 'The Book' had wrongly denied Everton a potential winner in a 1977 FA Cup semi-final and missed a foul that allowed Czechoslovakia to score and knock Holland out of the European Championship a year earlier.

In addition to the vision and derring-do required to set up his brother's try, he showed great pace and awareness in defence to deny Leeds a potential match-winning score when Ben Jones-brokep broke thrillingly down the right with eight minutes remaining and four points separating the teams.

McLaren's pace improved in Malaysia, but a bungled pit-stop denied Button a potential podium finish and Perez could only finish ninth for two points.

Moments earlier, a timely intervention by home defender Kevin McNaughton denied Chris McCann a potential winner for the visitors, who seemed content to hold onto a point as the game wore on.

A bungled pit-stop denied Button a potential podium finish in Malaysia but the 33-year-old says he is confident the team can now build on the improved race pace he showed in Sepang.