Sentence examples for were not being contemplated from inspiring English sources

He said authority officials had not raised the possibility of layoffs, while Gary Dellaverson, the authority's chief negotiator, said layoffs were not being contemplated and were a last resort.

Denying a visa to the Dalai Lama was not being contemplated.

A jail term is not being contemplated, he said.

But Mr. Powell said last weekend that such a course of action is not being contemplated by anyone.

A lawsuit, however, is not being contemplated because Caldor Thursday removed the altered list from its stores.

Europe was split among the hardliners (such as Poland and the Baltic states) demanding a tough line, and those who believed this was counterproductive when military action was not being contemplated (such as the French and the Germans).

Bankruptcy for Countrywide is not being contemplated for now, with executives preferring to fight the suits in court, rather than risk alarming investors and creditors with news that one of the bank's units had filed for Chapter 11.

that the reported £400m to £450m in cuts to the Scottish health service was "not being contemplated".

For Labour, shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander said he welcomed the assurance that military action was not being contemplated, adding that it would be "folly" to repeat past mistakes.

If capital controls are not being contemplated, then there is no question about Scotland being able to continue using sterling, and clearly therefore a formal currency union would suit both partners best".

Granting pardons to those with criminal records, "is not being contemplated at this time," he added.