Sentence examples for refusing to veto from inspiring English sources

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.

In response to a manufactured deficit ceiling crisis in 2011, President Obama made deficit crisis a primary focus of his 2010 State of the Union address, subsequently offering a "grand bargain" of spending cuts (including Medicare and Social Security) at the expense of working people, while refusing to veto extension of Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 1%.

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.

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 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.

Reporting on Wednesday's Lib Dem manifesto launch, the Guardian writes that Nick Clegg refused to veto a referendum on EU membership.

Though Leslie wasn't particularly supportive of the bill, he refused to veto it because of the potential economic benefits to the state.

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.