Sentence examples for were invoked by from inspiring English sources

But no such prosaic reasons were invoked by Mr. Saint Laurent to explain his retirement.

Kipling's pair of colonial adventurers, Peachey and Dravot, were invoked by Mr. Rescorla and his best friend, Dan Hill, when they first met in the early 1960's.

The words "strategically defeated" were invoked by generals and politicians to describe a foe that had the US on the run throughout five years of war.

Those ideals were invoked by John Swinney, Scotland's finance minister, when on October 9th he unveiled plans to change taxes on house sales north of the border.

Oracles, of which this was one form, were invoked by the king to obtain sanction for his plans, including military campaigns abroad and important appointments.

Over-the-top words like "evil" and "greedy" were invoked by some scribblers on blogs and in newspapers to describe her.

And not only is the law rarely being invoked by battered women, it's often invoked by hardened criminals.

"There is a reason Dr. King is invoked by both conservatives and liberals," Professor Bracey said.

This was invoked by the U.S.O.C. last year in dealing with the "Redneck Olympics" in Maine.

The law has been invoked by communities ranging from Buddhist monks and Christian scientists to Albanian Muslims.

As a fertility deity she was invoked by women to aid conception and delivery.