Verb (used with object) : an expression now sanctioned by educated usage. ,to sanction a law. From Dictionary.com.
Does my, and the majority of other people voting in "sanctioned" elections count?. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton picks up a superdelegate, but still lags behind] Reference
(A USAC license allows a rider to compete in sanctioned races.). From Wordnik.com. [Tour de France's downhill slide caused by scandals] Reference
The facts are laid out in a Court of Appeals decision, and the fact that she was sanctioned is a matter of record. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Judicial Endorsements] Reference
I am the Lord -- This solemn admonition, by which these various precepts are repeatedly sanctioned, is equivalent to I, your. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Yet, recent, mounting evidence reveals that the United States has been engaging in abhorrent interrogation methods sanctioned from the executive branch down. From Wordnik.com. [Schmidt, Norman] Reference
The prestige of that mighty name sanctioned their atrocities and upheld their power. From Wordnik.com. [Ancient States and Empires] Reference
Nothing was used in praise but the Psalms of David, with an occasional Paraphrase sanctioned by usage and sound teaching. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers] Reference
Seeing as how there will never be "sanctioned" RMT in WoW. From Wordnik.com. [Chen Nian to IGE: Eat me, Western barbarians!] Reference
Bennett Sibaya should be "sanctioned" for making the claims against. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
By talking about whether it's "sanctioned," that's what Wolfson is denying. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Spokesperson Wolfson Strongly Denies Campaign Officially Pushed Obama Turban Pic] Reference
But isn't the idea that state "sanctioned" discrimination against gays is worse?. From Wordnik.com. ["You can not be in a city-owned facility being subsidized by the taxpayers and not have language in your lease that talks about nondiscrimination."] Reference
I believe I read that that last kid was "sanctioned" by the principal after the meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Hour Roundup] Reference
A young woman, senior in English, did not like a new work to be "sanctioned" by being part of the curriculum. From Wordnik.com. [A Discussion in Toronto] Reference
I'm glad you decided to post about your experience, even if it wasn't with the 'sanctioned' recipes this month. From Wordnik.com. [the daring bakers strike again - lemon meringue pie] Reference
I suspect that Doctors really should pass on this opportunity, which sounds like a kind of sanctioned phishing scam. From Wordnik.com. [Medical Home the abstact ideal meets the bureacratic reality?] Reference
Each application is viewed along with all other applications, and with such modifications as circumstances may indicate it is finally "sanctioned". From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
So it looks as if the proposed Fox News/Congressional Black Caucus Democratic primary debate will not be one of the six debates "sanctioned" by the Democratic National Committee. From Wordnik.com. [Democratic National Committee Shuts Fox Out Of Debate] Reference
Aren't we kind of sanctioned out, the United States?. From Wordnik.com. [FOXNews.com] Reference
IBM "sanctioned" its use, Linux was able to make greater inroads in the enterprise. From Wordnik.com. [ReadWriteWeb] Reference
He insists all of his activities were scrutinised and "sanctioned" by his superiors. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Will & Trust law What happens when a party to a lawsuit violates a court order, and is "sanctioned"?. From Wordnik.com. [Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories] Reference
A "sanctioned" mutual-suicide pact based on a series of un-provable religiously inspired fairytales. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
Similarly, once the range of design work is recognized and "sanctioned," forces can rally around it and move it toward full potential. From Wordnik.com. Reference
'sanctioned' his new team, Astana, despite a management overhaul for a number of doping offences during that year's race. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Press] Reference
But put limits on how much they can spend, a concept the court has sanctioned in other contexts. From Wordnik.com. [Free Speech by the Millions] Reference
And should Japan take a greater role in U. N.-sanctioned military operations far beyond East Asia?. From Wordnik.com. [Smoke Alarm] Reference
Just one problem for the Tories: the project was sanctioned under the last -- Conservative -- government. From Wordnik.com. [More Doubts About The Dome] Reference
"Emotional expression will be encouraged, or at least not sanctioned like it has been in the past," says Miles. From Wordnik.com. [Livening Up The Game] Reference
After months of state-sanctioned political terror, President Robert Mugabe has made it clear he'll stop at nothing to win. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa Is Not Zimbabwe] Reference
According to one estimate, quasi religions may have as many as 100 million followers, the same amount as the state-sanctioned faiths. From Wordnik.com. [Apocalypse When] Reference
McCain is a far more plausible candidate at summer's end in part because he has sanctioned a sharply negative campaign against Obama. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of a Tight Race] Reference
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong sanctioned the idea of a Speaker's Corner, modeled after the one in London's Hyde Park, earlier this year. From Wordnik.com. [Speaking Out In Singapore] Reference
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