Sentence examples for risk contravening from inspiring English sources

As 9% of our sample was subjected to this highly intrusive intervention, it is by no means uncommon – and, given the availability of the less intrusive interventions examined here, could also be said to risk contravening the well-established principle of proportionality.

It also risks contravening the UN's refugee convention, which was one of the seminal achievements of the post-Holocaust era.

Sarkozy is moving ahead on the ban despite the advice of experts who warned that such a broad ban risked contravening France's constitution.

Their response to 24-hour news, which is to minimise the risk of contravening party lines by say nothing interesting, has proved a reputational disaster.

Secondly, individuals can and will sue a company and an enterprise could even be at risk of being prosecuted by local authorities for contravening health and safety law".

I've also heard that in some territories buyers get together to ensure they're not directly competing, thus contravening the standard industry "auction", in which the risk of being outbid is ever present.

"It would have been an unbelievable risk and would have contravened tournament regulations that stipulate that you must have an entire replacement front row.

Queensland Nickel faces charges of wilfully contravening its environmental authority after rain from Cyclone Ita caused the tailings dam to overflow, risking contamination of nearby waterways.

But we're not contravening any federal statute.

The president could not be impeached for contravening the constitution.

But there is no possible mechanism for doing that without contravening the Spanish constitution.