Sentence examples for to invoke the clause from inspiring English sources

But sales have shown some life lately, and most landlords are loath to invoke the clause for fear of spoiling future deals with producers.

Anadarko, one of the oil companies affected by the moratorium, said on Thursday that it had notified three of its drilling companies — Noble, Transocean and Diamond Offshore Drilling — of its plan to invoke the clause.

As the story now goes, the Fed and Treasury persuaded him not to invoke the clause.

He said Mr Rosenstein had held discussions on the number of cabinet members and others needed to invoke the clause.

Upon learning of the trade, Smith's initial reaction was to invoke the clause and stay in San Diego, but he was still interested to hear what the Cardinals had to say.

For those unaware of arcane Canadian Constitutional clauses, the notwithstanding clause allows the federal or a provincial government to override a court decision, in the event that they can get a majority of parliament to vote to invoke the clause.

The decision to invoke the clauses showed that European policy makers no longer feared that setting off the swaps could put stress on the financial system.

Ford wanted to invoke the clause a move many consider a nuclear option to ram through a bill to cut Toronto's city hall in half, claiming (without much evidence) that it would save money and make Toronto run more smoothly and efficiently.

Given the continued use of the reverse termination fee structure in private equity deals, the inclusion of a MAC clause provides the private equity firm cover to invoke the MAC clause to "completely" walk from the transaction.

Finally, to invoke the Supremacy Clause, as the majority does, ibid., is to beg the question.

Do we really need to invoke the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, in response to the lower house of the Texas Legislature?