Sentence examples for in refusing to grant from inspiring English sources

President Bush frequently describes the law as a triumph of education reform, and state officials report that White House officials have been adamant in refusing to grant waivers.

In refusing to grant the merger its full blessing, without attaching strings the companies would not accept, Germany judged that the country had more to lose — in prestige and in future jobs — than to gain.

This judgment was reversed by the supreme court of Pennsylvania, 1 because of the action of the trial court in refusing to grant the defendant's prayer for instruction, and, in effect, because the plaintiff had no cause of action.

But many American laws define the concept of a person not through being Homo sapiens but in being a "reasonable creature". Is, then, our morality consistent in refusing to grant nonhuman great apes basic ethical and legal protection?

Instead, the Court simply concluded that the lower court had not abused its discretion in refusing to grant the requested injunction, in part because it concluded that the challengers had not acted reasonably promptly in trying to vindicate their rights.

But after the expiration of the thirty days, if the city still persisted in refusing to grant him justice, he called both the celestial and infernal gods to witness and went away, saying no more than this, that the Roman State would deliberate at its leisure concerning these people.

Authorities expressed fears that Prague would become a stage for violence, announcing a ban on demonstrations in some city districts, and in many cases refusing to grant legal permits for specific rallies and marches.

South Africa has been criticised in the past for refusing to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, reportedly under pressure from China.

Two powerful committees in the House and Senate today approved President Bush's request for new spending to pay for the war in Iraq, but only after refusing to grant his administration broad latitude to spend the money without Congressional oversight.

Others reportedly sided with Moore, with judges in at least four counties refusing to grant licenses for same-sex couples, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

The panel said Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler abused his discretion by refusing to grant the continuance in April.