Sentence examples for overrode from inspiring English sources

In effect it clears ministers of the charge that they overrode the advice of their civil servants in disclosing Mr Kelly's identity, thus increasing the pressure which led the scientist to take his own life.The defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, whom many had cast in the role as sacrificial victim, made an unimpressive appearance before the inquiry on August 27th.

And although Tennessee's governor, Don Sundquist, vetoed the legislature's decision to cobble the budget together with tobacco money, it overrode his veto.

The attorney-general's comments came during a Senate hearing into Justice Department memos that are said to have advised George Bush that he had broad wartime powers that overrode treaties on torture.See articleMr Bush nominated a former senator from Missouri, John Danforth, as his ambassador to the UN.

Mr O'Neill says the White House overrode advice to toughen up legal requirements on bosses after the Enron affair because "the base was upset".

Paul Bégin, the justice minister, walked out when Mr Landry overrode him to call in a mediator to settle a labour dispute with the province's prosecutors.

Flaubert's aim in art was to create beauty, and this consideration often overrode moral and social issues in his depiction of truth.

Congress went a step further on November 7, 1973, when it overrode Nixon's veto to pass the War Powers Act, a law that, in theory, required the president to consult with Congress before committing U.S. forces abroad.

He overrode the bitter opposition of not only the ICS but also his own viceroy and council.

It is clear that they were formed from fracturing, or faulting, when one portion of the surface was thrust up and overrode the adjacent terrain.

With the support of Emperor Napoleon III of France, Lavigerie overrode the local government's disapproval of missionary work among Algerian Muslims and established villages for orphans.

By doing so, he overrode the A320 Airbus' safety mechanism which allows emergency entry into the cockpit.