Sentence examples for is vexatious from inspiring English sources

Civil wars Bringing an end to conflicts within states is vexatious.

One of the examples given is "cases where it can be said that the prosecution is vexatious… or malicious".

The Home Office has refused to make Theresa May's internet browsing history public under freedom of information rules, arguing that a request to do so is "vexatious".

That would represent a blow that Mr Cameron, who understandably considers EU membership more valuable than it is vexatious, does not want.

"We have decided that your request is vexatious because it places an unreasonable burden on the department, because it has adopted a scattergun approach and seems solely designed for the purpose of 'fishing' for information without any idea of what might be revealed".

Today, Johnson signalled this was in the pipeline, telling the London assembly: "Clearly there are issues about strikes being called in a way that I think is vexatious and not in the interest of the wider union membership and that is something we are going to address".

"We have considered your request and we believe it to be vexatious.

He also pointed out that local tip-offs could sometimes be vexatious.

The smell of the lagoon was vexatious and Aschenbach was again concerned his asceticism might be compromised.

This could involve restricting overall numbers of immigrants from elsewhere in the EU.Fulfilling this pledge would be vexatious, to say the least.

The law — a 1997 amendment sponsored by Representative Henry Hyde, a Republican — is a valuable deterrent to prosecutorial abuse, providing compensation in cases where a court finds the government's position to be "vexatious, frivolous or in bad faith".