Sentence examples for refuse to condone from inspiring English sources

It's certainly understandable that Palestinians refuse to condone what they consider an objectionable aspect of Israeli governance as part of a peace deal.

IGNATIEFF: This is a discussion about what has happened to us — all of us — since 9/11, and I am putting the issue of oversight into the frame, because we have all learned a great deal about our obligations to keep ourselves honest, to refuse to condone mendacity, as you put it.

On May 22nd, the same countries on the Security Council which had refused to condone the invasion ahead of time joined the United States in voting for a resolution giving retroactive legitimacy to the occupation.

So the next time someone maintains that they are defending traditional American values by denouncing the War on Christmas, remind them of our 17th-century Puritan forefathers who refused to condone any celebration or even observance of the holiday.

There is plenty about America that she refuses to condone: on global warming, for instance, she notes that it would be wrong to blame American intransigence on Mr Bush since it started, thanks to Congress, under Bill Clinton.

Thomas More, beheaded for refusing to condone Henry VIII's schism, was his great-grand-uncle; an uncle was imprisoned and exiled for being a Jesuit; his brother died in jail of plague for harbouring a priest.

If we'd been talking about, say, an Islamic hospital insisting that its employees bind themselves to sharia law, I imagine the "religious community" in the United States would be a wee bit more understanding if the Obama administration refused to condone the practice.

"When Prohibition ended, some states and counties refused to condone the sale of alcohol.

However, the rabbi realizes that Shira is acting to please her family and refuses to condone the marriage.

It is a pledge to refuse to participate and condone violence against women.

Messing around with the iPhone can be expensive and is not without risk — Apple does not condone it and may refuse to service or repair a phone if it has clearly been tampered with.