Sentence examples for seeking to exempt from inspiring English sources
The Coalition was seeking to exempt only people who do not control unions' financial affairs from new accountability measures, not all volunteers, he said.
The creation of the panel, formally known as the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, was sponsored by members of Congress seeking to exempt the Internet, as a vehicle of interstate commerce from sales taxes.
Partly for that reason, some federal banking regulators — primarily the Office of Thrift Supervision — are seeking to exempt federally chartered banks from the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac agreement.
Business lobbyists are seeking to exempt more "end users," manufacturers and others who invest in derivatives on assets they own, as part of the final Senate package so they will not have to post large amounts of collateral on their investments.
In Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder (R) championed a rule change to educate parents seeking to exempt their children from vaccinations.
Some employers are even increasingly vocal against municipalities seeking to exempt themselves from even the low minimum wages paid today and the violence and corruption that is crippling a nation.
One sought to exempt theaters and cinemas from a controversial property tax.
When David Maclean sought to exempt parliament from the Freedom of Information Act, it was outrageous.
And when Congress passed a jobs bill in 2004 that forced states like Massachusetts to lower their corporate tax rates, the Romney administration sought to exempt itself from the change to save about $30 million.
But Mr. Romney managed to sidestep the issues at hand, refusing to address legislation that limits collective bargaining rights and a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to exempt Ohioans from the mandates in President Obama's national health care law.
A much-heralded cap on property taxes championed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is encountering resistance as some communities across New York chafe at what amounts to a restriction on their spending and seek to exempt themselves from the new limits.
