Sentence examples for whether to invoke from inspiring English sources

He says that no final decision has been made as to whether to invoke eminent domain.

Island Hills has not yet voted whether to invoke its right of refusal.

Washington, he told the court, was weighing whether to invoke the state secrets privilege.

Unlike those put forward by more combative Republican governors in states such as Ohio and Wisconsin, it would be up to municipalities to decide whether to invoke the new powers or not.

Presidents considering whether to invoke the privilege have had to do their own balancing: weighing the value of maintaining the principle against the political costs of appearing to be hiding something.

The prime minister is assessing whether to invoke the so-called Luxembourg Compromise, known as the "L-bomb", claiming vital national interests are at risk if Mr Juncker is appointed, senior officials confirmed last night.

Rogers testified that he asked the White House whether it wanted to invoke executive privilege.

The Hurricane Katrina decision involved whether or not to invoke the Insurrection Act.

Asked whether his decision not to invoke a ministerial direction at this stage was politically influenced he said: "I certainly came under no political pressure either to give or not to give a direction… I wasn't unduly influenced by the politics.

"The question isn't whether we're going to invoke the fee, it's how much it's going to be".

The dispute centers on whether the government is permitted to invoke the state secrets privilege, a provision of common law, and argue that hearing her suit in court will result in public disclosure of information that will harm national security.