Sentence examples for the ground that they are from inspiring English sources

One of the schools banned raffles and tombolas at a fete on the ground that they are un-Islamic.

The government has ordered private television stations to remove popular Indian soap operas on the ground that they are immoral.

"It will not do to condemn them on the ground that they are vulgar and ugly," Orwell writes.

Democrats' campaign premise is "running against Washington," Republicans' campaigns are built on the ground that they are against federal spending.

Germany's Cartel Office is arguing with E.ON about its long-term contracts, on the ground that they are unfair to newcomers seeking access to the market.

It has sued them on the ground that they are colluding to keep low-cost competitors out a charge both firms deny.

"The President has twice vetoed education bills on the ground that they were inflationary.

Petitioners Reichle and Doyle moved for summary judgment on the ground that they were entitled to qualified immunity.

(Like printed ballots, machine-cast ballots were, at first, challenged on the ground that they were unconstitutional).

A 1961 census stripped over 100,000 Kurds of their citizenship, on the ground that they were actually refugees from Turkey.

More recently, in June, the U.S. Patent Office cancelled six registered Washington Redskins team trademarks, on the ground that they were "disparaging".