Sentence examples for opposes the granting of from inspiring English sources

Brazil supports the notion of awarding such payments for replanting in areas where forests have already been razed, but opposes the granting of such credits for "avoided deforestation" and in fact has itself passed up opportunities to take advantage of those credits itself.

An inquiry developed that the committee had decided to have nothing to do with the Philippines proposition, not because it is opposed to giving the Filipinos a chance to enjoy better trade relations, but because Governor Smith, of the Philippines, opposes the granting of free access into the Philippines of American exports.

Jefferson introduced an elective system of study and opposed the granting of degrees as "artificial embellishments".

The CRTC received over 25,000 letters opposing the granting of a licence.

Not all people of faith oppose the granting of equal civil rights without regard to gender orientation ("Faith Groups Campaign to Block Gay Marriage," news article, May 6).

Community board members, the East TriBeCa Community Association, a local group, and Councilwoman Kathryn E. Freed banded together to oppose the granting of a liquor license.

The Senate opposed the granting of clemency 95-2 and Hillary Clinton, who was then running for the New York Senate seat, eventually opposed the offer and said she'd had no prior knowledge of it.

But there are good reasons for assuming that the chances are not good.A total of 173 House members 151 Democrats and 22 Republicans have already signed letters opposing the granting of deal-making authority to the White House.

Neighbours are opposing the granting of planning permission to the barn on the grounds that the current activity is the start of incremental developments which will lead towards the desire for residential permission.

He is also an outspoken human-rights activist, and he has vocally opposed the granting of amnesty to royalists who violated civil liberties during the country's decade-long struggle for democracy.

Some critics of corporate pay, like Mr. Trumka of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., oppose the granting of options to senior executives that are not contingent on the company outperforming its peers.