Sentence examples for was consulted first from inspiring English sources

But the effect was muffled by the clumsy way in which it was announced (neither the central bank nor even the IMF was consulted first).The government vigorously defends its record of the past 18 months.

The contact sheets should be consulted first.

With such issues as "board accountability" in the news, some Dow Jones directors were annoyed not to be consulted first.

The actor's guild balked, saying it should have been consulted first about the decision to offer shows online.

Lawyers representing the hacking victims are understood to have objected on the grounds that the Dowler family ought to be consulted first.

Overseas, Iraqi officials said they were surprised by the directive, which they learned about through the American news media; they had not been consulted first.

Or would the local council, or an agency such as the National Trust or Crown Estate (which owns so much of the UK's foreshore), have to be consulted first?

Figures from the Labour government including Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and Straw would have to be consulted first, but would not have the power to veto any release, the officials said.

As for the policy of shutting the entire airport or entire terminals for a security breach, Mr. DeCosta said the federal agency's Hartsfield supervisor had agreed not to take such steps unless airport and airline officials were consulted first.

After the supreme court ruled this week that MPs must be consulted first, the government has announced a swift timetable, with just five days of debate scheduled in the Commons and 137 words of proposed legislation.

"If any force would like to come to fight with us here," he said, "forces on the ground doing the fighting here should be consulted first".