Sentence examples for was directly engaged from inspiring English sources

On June 27 a physical scuffle erupted between two rival groups within the ruling Unity Party (UP) over charges that the president herself was directly engaged in nepotism.

He said that while there was no evidence that any British officer was "directly engaged in torture" in the aftermath of 9/11 there were "questions over the degree to which British officers were working with foreign security services who were treating detainees in ways they should not have done".

"While there is no evidence that any British officer was directly engaged in torture in the aftermath of 9/11, there are questions over the degree to which British officers were working with foreign security services who were treating detainees in ways they should not have done," Mr. Cameron said.

His counterpart in French law is the auteur (literally, "author"), or coauteur when two or more persons are directly engaged.

Several of Musher's brothers, cousins and uncles are directly engaged in the fight against Isis, on the frontlines and in command posts.

And if these people lose their immunity from attack, is that true only while they are directly engaged in terrorist activity?

Although Syria has appeared on the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism for decades, the State Department says it has not been directly engaged in terrorism since 1986.

Did you get the sense that people who are directly engaged in the "war on drugs" are in favor of legalization?

There are moderate elements in Hamas, and they should be directly engaged as soon as possible, for the same reasons Britain is engaging Hezbollah — to bring them into the political process and out of utter-frustration-driven violence.

The report says the advice provided on 14 January should have been shared with the cabinet secretary, Lord Turnbull, the defence secretary, Geoff Hoon, and the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, "since their responsibilities were directly engaged".

C. Raja Mohan, a senior fellow at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, applauded Mr. Singh's gambit, noting that for all the highly structured meetings by lower-level officials, progress is usually made when the top leaders are directly engaged.