Sentence examples for placate state from inspiring English sources

That may be a canny move to placate state regulators, particularly those in Maryland, where in 2006 regulators blocked FPL's merger with Constellation Energy.

Some scientists believe federal officials are giving these factors short shrift, hurrying the delisting process in order to placate state wildlife officials eager to open hunting seasons.

More recently, scholars of citizenship have criticized both the UN and the UDHR for placating state needs at the expense of individual rights.

There are already worrying signs that, to placate the states, the GST in its final form will deviate from the ideal.

Today Clinton sought to placate Arab states by saying that the US did not accept Israeli settlements were legitimate and wanted their construction halted "forever".

But since nobody likes power lines running through his property, building the grid would require overriding or placating the states — and the prospects of that aren't great.

Fourteen Alsatians convicted of taking part in a massacre at Oradour in 1944, the war's worst atrocity on French soil, were given amnesty by the state to placate Alsatian anger.

Yemen may become a federal state, thereby placating the defiant population in the south, which has accused the north of hegemony since unification in 1990.

To placate politicians from industrial states that rely heavily on coal, and whose energy costs are likely to rise, the bill includes a variety of mechanisms to help industries make the near-term transition to cleaner and more efficient ways of creating energy.

Microsoft tried to placate investors last week by stating it will spend $19 billion on share repurchases during the next few quarters, twice as fast as expected.

He remained in the group because he wanted to continue to educate children and as Wiggles manager Paul Field stated, "to placate American, British and Canadian business partners".