Sentence examples for knowledge deferred from inspiring English sources

Tisch took the title of co-chief executive but, given his lack of football knowledge, deferred to Wellington in the early years.

"Those without a lot of knowledge historically defer to presidential leadership on international affairs," said Gary Segura, a political scientist at the University of Iowa.

(He then backtracked, saying he deferred to Steele's superior knowledge).

To understand what toxins are, and indeed for their knowledge of everything else, the girls have always deferred to King.

But at least one account that the Mets had with Madoff included money that was used to pay for players' deferred salaries, according to a person with knowledge of the team's finances who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Damon, who spent the last four seasons with the Yankees, has received an offer from the Braves worth $4 million, with half of it deferred, according to a major league official with knowledge of the negotiations.

Up to that point, I'd largely deferred to established systems, and implicitly to the collective experience, knowledge, and logic they represented.

It can also refer to a certain kind of expertise or knowledge that we might defer to.

Tisch was technically the team's co-chief executive at first, however given his lack of football knowledge he chose to defer to Wellington Mara on football decisions in his initial seasons with the club.

A person with knowledge of the matter said Mr. Gorman would probably receive $3 million to $5 million in cash, which would be deferred for three years and could be withheld depending on the bank's performance.

Parents deferred to elders when the infant was unwell, consistent with the cultural value of gaining experience and knowledge through practice.