Sentence examples for had deferred to from inspiring English sources

(Coolidge, too, had deferred to Congress on whether to lift the sugar duties).

It was, of course, the older woman I had deferred to at the top.

Louisiana state police spokeswoman Julie Lewis said state authorities had deferred to the FBI and had not opened an investigation.

He said he had deferred to his sergeant and an assistant district attorney to determine the charges that went into the documents he is accused of falsifying.

On Tuesday he said he had meant that the court had deferred to Congress on matters affecting interstate commerce — like health care — "at least since Lochner".

Bill described, repeatedly, the ways in which he had deferred to Hillary's practicality; he might have indicated how he would yield to her vision.

Obama has deferred to a growing isolationism.

So far, Mr. Obama has deferred to Congress.

The State Department has deferred to the Department of Defense.

"He has deferred to the police commissioner," he said.

"Every major decision he has deferred to me.