Sentence examples for was a prerogative from inspiring English sources

His own family had suffered under Brazil's military dictatorship and – like most progressives of his generation – he did not accept the view that what governments did to their own people was a prerogative of national sovereignty.

Potential participants were contacted by mail and were informed of the study aims and that taking part was voluntary, opinions and data were anonymous and opting out was a prerogative.

This program was instantly rejected by many landowners, and the negotiations were ended through a decision taken by Heliade Rădulescu, when it was again decided that the ultimate resolution was a prerogative of the future Assembly.

Asked why more Democratic lawmakers didn't buy the concept that foreign policy was a prerogative best left to the president, the top House aide replied: "Believe it or not, members of Congress believe they are omnipotent, all-powerful.

Even with only two members, the thiamine biosynthesis protein thiC LOC_Os03g47610 and the FAD dependent oxidoreductase domain containing protein LOC_Os07g34570, the GO term "Vitamin biosynthetic process" (GO 0009110) was a prerogative of sub-cluster 5.2 (see Additional file 4-sheet 2).

For the most unremarkable and law-abiding person, as much as anyone, privacy is a prerogative.

This is a prerogative power, and therefore one that should be exercised by the government.

He is honorary president of the international festival so there's a prerogative.

But it is a prerogative that is also available to those nations whose victims the west has ignored.

I feel like it's a prerogative of the people making it to make it look like I'm shining.

In the European Union, this is a prerogative held only by Britain, Sweden and other countries that kept their national currencies.