Sentence examples for sought an exemption from inspiring English sources

Initially, it had sought an exemption from state tax rules.

The Pentagon sought an exemption last year but failed.

Three times the king sought an exemption, and each time the pope refused.

However, they also sought an exemption for something much more expansive: "portfolio hedging".

Lee sought an exemption from the rules of the study, which required a judgment from the hospital's institutional review board.

Seventeen years ago, a Chicago police officer named Angelo Rodriguez sought an exemption from an assignment to guard an abortion clinic in his precinct.

Nor are we seeking an exemption from the application of International Atomic Energy Agency rules.

Under such a plan, banks based overseas can seek an exemption if they face similar rules from foreign regulators.

Mr. Barbash said that in 1996, Congressional aides advised Enron's lawyers to seek an exemption directly from the agency.

They say their customers have the right to keep lighting up while management decides whether to seek an exemption.

So when a company seeks an exemption from the mandate, it in effect seeks to deny this federally guaranteed benefit to its employees.