Sentence examples for request to abrogate from inspiring English sources

Under this arrangement, Congress would agree to the administration's request to abrogate the Jackson-Vanik admendment, an earlier human rights law intended to address first the Soviet Union and then Russia, in exchange for Mr. Obama's signature on the Magnitsky act.

On Wednesday, a surprise occurred as Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane rejected American's request to abrogate the pilots' contract.

8, must grant Congress power to abrogate).

But which symptoms would we seek to abrogate or relieve?

Once the process is initiated, it is difficult to abrogate.

1613, to abrogate the States' Eleventh Amendment immunity.

Now is not the time for government to abrogate its responsibility to the people.

On this score, Kadyrov hasn't done anything to abrogate his end of the bargain.

He has the power to abrogate the existing contracts for the building's management.

The Treasury Department has said it does not have the power to abrogate the deal.

If you pressure an official to abrogate the rights of someone, that is unquestionably corrupt.