Sentence examples for was able to invoke from inspiring English sources
After having reached an agreement to take control of the German mobile telephone network E-Plus, the French plans were derailed when the BellSouth Corporation, a minority shareholder, was able to invoke its contractual rights to increase its stake.
From there, he was able to invoke his knowledge of "the numbers" to push hard for the strategies he favored.
Hess survived this first purge of Jews owing to the "front-line fighters' privilege" (Frontkämpferprivileg) he was able to invoke as a consequence of his war service.
How might that change if you knew you had to re-sign your contract every five years, and your spouse was able to invoke the predetermined dissolution clause with pre-negotiated spousal support and division of assets?
He was able to invoke clever rhetoric to invite capitalist attributes to the economy, call it "socialism with Chinese characteristics," and still reject capitalism in an ode to the country's revolutionary roots.
Because of this rivalry, Prince Sihanouk has been able to invoke the aid of Red countries against Thailand and South Vietnam.
Will people losing their benefits as a result of the announced cuts and welfare reform be able to invoke human rights remedies?
Even if the UK courts ruled supreme, for instance, they would still be able to invoke ECHR jurisprudence and principles, just as they did before the 1998 act.
If the government got close to the debt limit again before the elections in November, a Treasury official said, "we would be able to invoke extraordinary measures to extend borrowing authority beyond the elections".
Future presidents will easily be able to invoke regional stability and the need to protect important international norms whenever they want to intervene abroad with strikes like the one expected against Syria.
Mannesmann's shares are widely distributed among shareholders and Mr. Esser would not be able to invoke them in a bid to retain management control of the "new" Vodafone.
