Sentence examples for to be flouted from inspiring English sources

They have cynically allowed even the excessive quotas they had established to be flouted with impunity.

But Mr Abeid, who says that half of Mauritania's population are descendants of slaves (or are still slaves), insists that the law continues to be flouted.

His daughter's reminiscences open the door to a lost radical and vibrant world in which conventions, whether artistic or moral, were there to be flouted.

Uniform rules existed to be flouted, obviously, but I don't remember questioning why the neighbouring boys' school wasn't obsessed with the tightness of their trousers.

Democracy south of the Sahara may be sloppy and haphazard, but electoral contests and term limits are increasingly accepted as fixed rules, to be flouted at a would-be ruler's peril, rather than distant ideals.

His main contentions were adopted by most priests in the district and, in consequence, the celibacy of clergy came to be flouted, liturgical reform was begun, and a plan for the reform of the Grossmünster was drafted.

"The UK's energy policy is bound by European law which Rudd appears to be flouting," she added.

Joe Duckworth, chief executive of the League Against Cruel Sports, said: "Hunters found to be flouting the law need to watch out.

While most abide by the state licensing law, some appear to be flouting it, along with rules that require state approval of their curriculums.

At the same time, O.R.R. also appears to be flouting the core imperative of the Flores v. Reno settlement, which is to release minors as quickly as possible.

These regulations are heavily controlled including policing by the Coast Guard with strict sanctions and fines being administered if fisherman are found to be flouting the rules.