Sentence examples for rare concession from inspiring English sources

It was a rare concession to public opinion, coming after months of escalating protests.

Given Kingsolver's green convictions, her trip to London was a rare concession to flying.

In a rare concession to health, I deem the second lot of butter unnecessary.

It was a rare concession from Mr. Kadyrov, who has exercised nearly unchecked authority over the volatile southern Russian region.

Thousands of protesters surrounded the official's home, and in a rare concession, the official was forced to step down.

But they extracted a rare concession in return: the plaintiffs agreed not to coöperate with prosecutors unless they were subpoenaed.

The tourist agreed to pay the extra, but complained bitterly to her fellow Maoists.To avoid contact with one of North Korea's rare concessions to the decadent needs of foreign visitors, the group stayed away from the Yanggakdo Hotel in central Pyongyang.

MOSCOW (AP) — Facing protests and a noticeable dip in his approval ratings, President Vladimir Putin made rare concessions Wednesday to an unpopular pension reform package that increased the retirement age for Russians.

But rather than nullify the issue, "in fact, these rare exceptional concessions have made the bishops even more aware of the gravity of the situation and lead to the attempt to remedy the matter on a national level," he said.

Knowing the strength of feeling within his party, Mr. Cameron has allowed ministers to abstain and his party's other lawmakers to vote against if they choose, a rare and unusual concession on such vote.

Mr. Canada added, "We said we're not going to change anything," relating how the band won artistic control from Universal when it was signed in 2002, a concession rare in any record deal but almost unheard of in country music.