Sentence examples for groundwork for rejecting from inspiring English sources

Russian law bans convicted felons from running for office, so the formal legal groundwork for rejecting Navalny's application had been laid (notwithstanding the E.C.H.R. decision).

The Dalai Lama scoffs at attempts by the Chinese government in recent years to claim a role in the approval of reincarnations (an obvious attempt, say exiles, to lay the groundwork for rejecting the legitimacy of any Dalai Lama chosen outside China and for installing one whom the Chinese authorities believe they can control).

Mr. Obama — a personal friend of Mr. Holder — asserted executive privilege over the documents on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for the Justice Department to reject any request from the House of Representatives to prosecute him for criminal contempt.

When Henry Kissinger returned from a secret meeting in China in 1971, he laid the groundwork for a historic diplomatic opening after more than 20 years of rejecting the Communist Party government.

He said the UK would be on track for no deal if they had no fallback option after rejecting Theresa May's proposal and that MPs should begin laying the groundwork for an EEA-style arrangement as "an insurance policy".

Judge Brinkema has the authority to reject a guilty plea next week, too, and Mr. Moussaoui appeared to lay the groundwork for that possibility today.

U.S. secretary of state John Kerry rejected Hansen's criticism, noting that 186 nation have submitted independent plans that will lay the groundwork for new investment in sustainable technologies and generate economic growth.

Pao's attorneys had argued she laid the groundwork for the firm's highly successful investment in RPX, the patent company, and suggesting an investment in Twitter, an idea more senior partners rejected at the time.

Jesse laid the groundwork for that".

Elmer really laid the groundwork for me.

"We've laid the groundwork for victory.