Sentence examples similar to sanctioning the action from inspiring English sources
On hearing of the execution, Elizabeth claimed not to have sanctioned the action and that she had not meant Davison to part with the warrant.
In Europe, these days, the World Trade Organization -- which sanctioned the American action -- is routinely dismissed as a tool of American interests.
But as it was Katehi herself who sanctioned the police actions, and although she instructed them to do so peacefully, thousands of people have signed a petition calling for her resignation – no doubt fuelled with the anger of seeing students unceremoniously subjected to pepper spray.
Joseph Butler is best known for his criticisms of the hedonic and egoistic "selfish" theories associated with Hobbes and Bernard Mandeville and for his positive arguments that self-love and conscience are not at odds if properly understood (and indeed promote and sanction the same actions).
But American officials never publicly identified the country where it originated, much less whether it was state sanctioned or the action of a group of hackers.
In both cases, whether or not the boss sanctioned these actions, the tone came from the top.
The Minority Report sanctioned the President's actions to a surprising degree, considering the number of criminal charges that resulted from the scandal.
The case took an unusual twist this year when Judge Patterson reprimanded and sanctioned the city for various actions.
He will be asking MPs to sanction the extension of British military action against the principal combatant against the Syrian dictator.
Agent B must not be the scapegoat: if his actions were sanctioned, the person at the top of the chain of command who sanctioned those actions must be held responsible and accountable.
Legal experts said the international coalition may have overstepped what was agreed by the UN resolution sanctioning military action to "take all necessary measures … to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack".
