Sentence examples for it wasn't germane from inspiring English sources

[Program Note: It wasn't germane to the theme of this article, but Matt Osborne over at OsborneInk.com has the best overall wrapup of the war (complete with well-detailed maps) from a technical and sociological point of view that I've yet seen.

As a result, the federal commission that investigated the attacks specifically declined to make recommendations on whether licenses should be granted to illegal immigrants, saying it was not germane to their inquiry.

John McCain decried the inclusion of the hate crimes provision as an "abuse of the Senate process," arguing that it was not germane to the broader defense authorization bill.

And I have to express disappointment in Barack Obama for trying to have it both ways, failing to show up to vote on the bill, and then issuing a statement that it was not germane.

The Finnerty story stands in interesting contrast to The Times's decision not to publish information about the accuser's criminal record because senior editors have decided it isn't "germane" to the pending sexual assault case, according to Mr. Jolly.

(It is not germane in this instance, but some authorities differ with Rabbi Weinreb about cosmetics).

It is not germane to the accident, NASA said, and will be released to the astronauts' families.

The distribution of the burden of Medicare and Social Security payroll taxes may be germane to an argument about the fairness of America's comprehensive scheme of taxes, but it's not germane to the argument Mr Obama actually made.Admittedly, it's difficult to know how best to treat payroll taxes for the purpose of this kind of debate.

Cheney doesn't talk about a cannibal's threat within America's borders because it's not germane to his argument.

But the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States protects freedom of speech and association and also protects against the use of political affiliation as proof of a defendant's guilt if it is not germane to the case.

We take country of birth as a useful measure of "African-ness" though we recognize it is not germane to all research questions.