Sentence examples for flouting previous from inspiring English sources

If Asma al-Assad still possesses a UK passport – she lived in the country until she was 25 and it is not known whether she has renounced citizenship – she could still travel to Britain, albeit at possible risk of arrest for flouting previous sanctions as an EU national.

Mr. de Blasio said there had been concern about the developer's original design, as well as his choice of architect, Robert M. Scarano Jr., a figure associated with the area's building boom who has been accused in previous projects of flouting zoning rules.

The court opinion said that the NRC was "simply flouting the law" in its previous action to allow the Obama administration to continue plans to close the proposed waste site since a federal law designating Yucca Mountain as the nation's nuclear waste repository remains in effect.

Was Ms. Philo flouting good taste?

But some candidates are flouting this advice.

Several Republicans accused Mr. Obama of flouting Congress.

But does that extend to flouting rules?

Two years later, he was investigated for flouting Senate hiring rules.

Samsung says Sharp is flouting the trade commission's order.

But hundreds of dispensaries continued to operate, flouting the ban.

But Russia is flouting the Council of Europe's core principles.