"obtained exemptions" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It can be used in a variety of contexts, but typically refers to a person or entity successfully receiving special permission or relief from a rule or requirement. Example: The company was able to avoid paying taxes by obtaining exemptions for their environmentally friendly practices.
The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki, and obtained exemption from full review by the local ethics committee.
Under all the major bills, people could obtain exemptions from the requirement to carry insurance if they could show financial hardship.
Bribes were endemic, with some officials demanding sums in the thousands of dollars for visa approvals and extensions, or obtaining exemptions from the AIDS tests required for any reporter remaining in Baghdad for more than 10 days.
Baseball officials opened a window into their drug-testing program Friday, reporting that 14 players had first-time positive tests for amphetamines in 2008 and that the number of players granted therapeutic use exemptions for attention deficit disorder — and thus cleared to use amphetamine-like stimulants — grew slightly despite efforts to make it more difficult to obtain exemptions.
Nevertheless, it may be a little premature to open the champagne in Brussels, as the Czech president has found a new ally in neighbouring Slovakia, whose prime minister Robert Fico wants to follow in Klaus's steps and obtain exemptions from the charter of fundamental rights as well.
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, which oversees the sanctions on Iran, said in a statement that it had cut the bureaucracy for obtaining exemptions in order to expedite the provision of health services, disaster relief, wildlife conservation and human rights projects in the country.
Extremists charge that the Defense Department can already obtain exemptions from environmental restrictions.
As regulations governing the commercial use of small drones in the U.S. went into effect this week,companies immediately began obtaining exemptions from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to these rules.
The Court said that its decision wouldn't necessarily mean that closely-held businesses could obtain exemptions from health care regulations mandating insurance coverage for vaccinations and blood transfusions.
