Sentence examples for will countermand from inspiring English sources

"Hold the newsreader's nose squarely, waiter, or friendly milk will countermand my trousers," was Stephen Fry's during an episode of A Bit Of Fry And Laurie.

Not only does the Republican plan freeze discretionary spending for five years in the midst of a recession which, by most accounts and proved by history, will countermand any sort of economic recovery, but it also cuts taxes by 10percentt for the same Wall Street executives whose actions largely got us into this economic mess in the first place.

The rebel forces captured the outer defenses of the city unopposed as no federal officer was willing to countermand the orders to hold fire.

They may be right to worry that American politicians are more partisan and less responsive than in decades past, that interest groups have succeeded in countermanding majority will in many instances, or that each of the parties is out of step on some issues.

rules and even countermand the central government.

Mr. Carvajal said he was able to countermand the decision.

The Provisional Government was unable to countermand the order.

He resisted suggestions that the MPA should "countermand" police operations.

His repeated efforts to distance himself from U.S. efforts to countermand Russia?

The attorney general has the authority to countermand virtually all decisions made by federal prosecutors.

Richardson agreed not to "countermand or interfere" with Cox's prosecutorial decisions, according to Coan.