Sentence examples for when assent from inspiring English sources

A recent example when assent was refused (or, more correctly, when the Lord Chancellor declined to present the law for assent) was in 2007, concerning reforms to the constitution of the Chief Pleas of Sark.

Third, when assent is obtained from older children and adolescents, it is questionable whether they have the cognitive maturity and experience to understand the current and future implications of sharing private information.

When granting assent by commission, the sovereign authorises three or more (normally five) lords who are Privy Counsellors to grant assent in his or her name.

In July 1928 that all changed when royal assent was given to the Equal Franchise Act, and the dreams of the suffragettes were finally realised.

Time was when the assent of a single African-American was hailed as evidence of benign intent in even the most reactionary of schemes.

On July 2 1928 that all changed when royal assent was given to the Equal Franchise Act, and the dreams of the suffragettes were finally realised.

We are trapped when we assent to a culture that for decades, and particularly since 9/11, has allowed law enforcement to have more and more power, which has moved us into an era of hyper-criminalization.

When possible, assent was also obtained from patients.

When possible, assent was also obtained from the subjects.

When I assented to this advice, and said, "Who cares what his name is, anyway?," meaning New Yorker readers, this person looked hurt, and said, "That's mean".

Nonetheless, when Britain assents in due course to a new EU constitution, the country will be choosing how deeply embedded in Europe it wishes to be.