Sentence examples for volition not from inspiring English sources

See the investigative film produced by the Guardian here In a highly unusual move for a defendant in such a serious criminal prosecution, Manning pleaded guilty to 10 lesser charges out of his own volition – not as part of a plea bargain with the prosecution.

These actions came after Google temporarily blocked the video on Wednesday in Egypt and Libya of its own volition — not because it violated laws or YouTube's terms of service — an extraordinary measure that it said it took in response to the delicacy of the situation.

But one might worry that if the man is unable to leave the room, then it is false to say that his volition not to leave causes his not leaving.

Similarly, if the paralyzed person wills to remain at rest (thinking, mistakenly, that he could move if he willed to move) and his remaining at rest is caused (at least in part) by his volition not to move, then his "sitting still…is truly voluntary".

Richardson declined to comment for this report, but stressed that he took the site down of his own volition, not at the behest of anyone in Barbour's orbit.

To use one of Locke's own examples, if I am locked in a room and will to leave, my volition will not result in my leaving (E1-5 II.xxi.10: 238).

Politicians will not change policy or buck the beneficiaries of the security state of their own volition.

All logic now suggests Strachan will not be in charge when Slovenia visit Hampden Park next March, probably of his own volition.

And, even more importantly, it is equally characterized by its innate capacities for emotion and volition, and not just cognition: the soul encompasses all of the capacities of human consciousness and is not restricted to merely intellectual functions.

Expressing an intention or volition is not the same as (self- ascribing an intention or volition, nor are self- ascribings descriptions of intentions or predictions of antintention

Whether by her own volition or not, Alice gave few interviews, and they're wildly inconsistent.