Sentence examples for sanction it from inspiring English sources

Such a commonwealth has no intrinsic supernatural or moral sanction: it derives its original authority from the people and can command loyalty only so long as it succeeds in keeping the peace.

Don't be put off by the DWP upholding the initial sanction – it seems to be its default position.

Mixed martial arts may be a violent sport, but it is much safer than other, supposedly more civilized competitions, and New York and its fellow holdouts should finally sanction it.

His legal team said the appeal was a success, arguing Fifa had "misapplied its own rules when considering the case and the sanction it imposed was disproportionate".

Cas will reveal fully in due course why it has taken a more lenient view of the offence than world football's governing body did, but Suarez's lawyers claim they "successfully argued that Fifa had misapplied its own rules when considering the case and the sanction it imposed was disproportionate".

Suárez's lawyer, Alejandro Balbi, successfully argued that Fifa had misapplied its own rules when considering the case and that the sanction it imposed on other football-related activities involving the Uruguayan was disproportionate.

The government was duty-bound to sanction it.

But once a government uses disenfranchisement as a sanction, it is tempted to take things further.

Tykwer is prepared to sanction it, but does not want to direct it.

You can't bomb away that knowledge any more than you can sanction it away".

It was successful in the United States, but after three years the international federation refused to sanction it.