Sentence examples for veto measures from inspiring English sources

Mr. Bush has threatened to veto measures proposed by the House and Senate.

The White House has failed to veto measures, like the pork-laden omnibus spending bill, that would have demonstrated independence and fiscal restraint.

Fallon, meanwhile, has told the Times that Britain will veto measures to build an EU army for as long as it remains a member of the union.

No one disputes that Perry is allowed to veto measures approved by the legislature, including part or all of the state budget.

By virtue of it, he had personal inviolability, could veto measures freely, summon the organs of government, and propose decrees and legislation.

Instead, Mr. DiFrancesco's proposal retains both the Camden mayor and City Council in their current capacities, but puts them under the chief executive, who would have the power to veto measures passed by the Council.

However, she left open the threat of legislation to curb the Lords' powers in future if peers begin vetoing measures already passed by parliament again.

He vetoed measures for direct federal relief, despite the fact that local governments and private charities, the traditional sources for welfare, were clearly incapable of providing adequate aid for the ever-rising numbers of homeless and hungry.

Finally, he backed off and stopped doing it and began vetoing measures.

As he vetoes measures, will Democrats be labeled obstructionists with Obama being increasingly accused of lawlessness and subverting the Constitution, emboldening RepubliCons march toward impeachment in a wave of inevitability?

A15 NEW YORK/REGION B1-8 Pataki Vetoes Measure On Fire Risk of Cigarettes Governor Pataki vetoed a bill that would have made New York the first state to require that cigarettes meet fire-safety standards.