Sentence examples for had been countermanded from inspiring English sources
When Shore told them they could put their boots back on, she first had to convince them that she would take responsibility before the headmaster — who indeed turned out to be furious that his rule had been countermanded.
Ms Mitchell told the sheriff this was incorrect, explaining that Mr Whyte had been countermanded for an earlier trial date.
Ms Mitchell then spoke to Mr Whyte who claimed he had been countermanded, meaning he was no longer needed as a witness, and had received a letter confirming this.
However, this has been countermanded by a report done by Stanford, which showed that employees who worked remotely actually experienced a 13% increase in productivity - 9% of that was accounted for by more minutes worked per day, due to fewer breaks and sick days taken.
When Scioscia managed the Dodgers' Albuquerque club in 1999, people who had been hired by the new people in important positions made life difficult for him, sometimes countermanding his decisions and undermining his authority with the players.
Lincoln had countermanded that proclamation (he saw it as a usurpation of the president's role), but he also noted that Hunter's proclamation had been very popular, and that he personally considered Hunter an "honest man" and "my friend".
Rumours fly, decisions are taken blind and countermanded after they have been carried out.
A few seconds later she countermanded her order, having been told that specialist firearms officers were in a position to make the arrest – but in fact they were more than a minute behind De Menezes.
Before he could be countermanded, the Confederates had already been repulsed by the IV Corps.
The law has never been tested, because Mr. Clinton would have been sure to veto any attempt to countermand one of his own administration's rules.
