Sentence examples for he could override from inspiring English sources

As the executive, the mayor would no longer be a member of the City Council, but he could override the Council's actions with a veto.

When he signed a torture ban in 2005, he made a groundless assertion that he could override Congress and the courts on a major part.

Sheldon Silver, the Assembly speaker, said that the majority the Democrats now hold in the House ensured not only that he could override a veto, but also that the party would have a stronger role in making policy in Albany.

Rouda's team is crying foul, but as the Min episode showed it was unlikely he could override an endorsement with a floor vote anyway.

Proponents said they could override a veto by County Executive Robert J. Gaffney, who has expressed concerns about the bill.

The report noted the cremators had no infant setting and staff did not realise they could override presets.

The students, however, found that they could override the teacher's decision by sneaking over before class and flicking the switch back on.

State Department officials were hopeful, however, that they could override the military arguments and win Presidential acceptance within the next few days.

The administration has said it was forced to move quickly "due to a near-term opportunity to save Sgt. Bergdahl's life". It has also said it had flexibility given a signing statement from Obama last year in which he contended that the notification requirement was an unconstitutional infringement on his powers and that he therefore could override it.

President Eisenhower at his weekly press conference said he did not believe a treaty could override the Constitution, but he would support a Constitutional amendment to make that explicit.

President Barack Obama said he would use his veto, but Congress could override that with a two-thirds vote.