Sentence examples for light of agreements from inspiring English sources

The Army and Air Force opposed McNicoll's stance, and the government ultimately concluded that there was no strategic requirement for a new carrier in light of agreements contained in the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.

But Mr. Sarna said that gesture was "clearly inadequate" in light of past agreements, since many items remain on a "negative" list barring their import into Pakistan.

The governor's office directed state agencies on Saturday to rescind the layoff notices in light of the agreement.

United's mechanics are pressing for an industry-leading contract in light of an agreement approved last month by the mechanics of Northwest Airlines.

Mr. Teitelbaum had initially moved to form a soft-money committee to run advertisements on behalf of Mr. Lazio, but abandoned the effort in light of the agreement.

In his letter to Miliband, Heywood explained that he was rejecting his call for an inquiry in light of the agreement between the Tories and Crosby.

The bidding for Scour's assets remains open, however, and some people close to the deal have said they hope Scour can obtain a higher price in light of the agreement announced Tuesday between Napster and Bertelsmann, the parent company of BMG, one of the five major record labels.

Stanford sued for patent infringement; Roche said it was entitled to sell the kits in light of the agreement between Dr. Holodniy and Cetus; and Stanford responded that the doctor had no rights to assign given the Bayh-Dole Act, which specifies how rights in patents are allocated when federal money is involved.

The United States is attempting to influence the international community into believing that the world is a safer place in light of the agreement with Iran.

But President Obama still has a policy in place that doesn't make sense in light of this agreement in principle on withdrawing troops.

Beirut -- Detailed talks have begun on political transition in Syria, in light of the agreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin over Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad stepping down in principle, at their meeting in Mexico at the G20 summit earlier this week.