Sentence examples for refused to veto from inspiring English sources

Though he voiced misgivings, our governor, Bill Haslam, refused to veto it.

In 1997, Bill Clinton refused to veto proposed cuts in the capital-gains tax, one of the primary concerns of investors.

The United Nations security council has adopted a landmark resolution demanding a halt to all Israeli settlement in the occupied territories after Barack Obama's administration refused to veto the resolution.

"The signing statement would have been a problem if the president said he was going to refuse to follow the law as enacted, but also refused to veto it — therefore denying Congress its constitutional option to override the veto," she said.

NEW ORLEANS — The reformist image of Gov. Bobby Jindal, considered by Republicans a top potential vice-presidential choice, has recently taken a beating after Mr. Jindal refused to veto a sizable pay increase that Louisiana legislators voted for themselves this month.

The US refused to veto the resolution, instead abstaining.

By refusing to veto the bill, Duda dashed the possibility of political negotiations, which Israel and the United States had still hoped for in recent days.

Nick Clegg has removed one of the barriers to a second coalition deal with the Conservatives by refusing to veto an in-out referendum on European Union membership, and instead insisted that the Tories backtrack on their plans for £12bn of welfare cuts.

After his election but before inauguration, Trump inserted himself into U.S. foreign policy by criticizing Barack Obama for refusing to veto a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel's illegal settlement-building.

One, the United States must now absolutely refuse to veto the UN resolution condemning settlements or demonstrate to the world that, despite the Al Jazeera revelations, we are still utterly in Israel's pocket.

While highly critical of the NATO bombing campaign, which went beyond what it thought it had tacitly agreed to by refusing to veto the UN Security Council resolution in March which authorized the action, Russia has agreed to play a lead role in pushing longtime dictator Moammar Gaddafi to step down.