Consent
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591 examples of Consent in a sentence
Obviously, some norms do eventually enlist the
consent
and support of those toward whom they are directed.
And our power as free people arises from our refusal to
consent
willingly to lies.
His elaborate 2007 plan, undoubtedly shared with King Abdullah’s consent, was spurred by the prospect of chaos should an Israeli government decide to secure Israel’s survival as a Jewish state through unilateral withdrawal from much of the West Bank.
Their silence was tantamount to
consent.
Germany’s resurgence after World War II, and its re-establishment of the world’s trust (culminating in
consent
to German re-unification four and a half decades later), was built on sturdy domestic and foreign-policy pillars.
The patient’s
consent
is essential, and at least two doctors must agree that the patient’s suffering is unbearable and beyond cure.
Interestingly, the British government’s review does not mention the need to transfer to the national level any of the competences defined by the Treaty of Lisbon, which would require the unanimous
consent
of the member states (and thus can be ruled out as a possibility).
Informed,
consent
is needed, and our democratic election did not provide it.
Making a coherent, well-argued case is surely the best way in the long-term of trying to mobilize
consent
for any course of action.
US officials assumed that it was sufficient to have the
consent
of the governments and failed to recognize the degree to which these countries have become increasingly “Europeanized” in the last decade.
Spain is a decentralized country already, and the government cannot give more autonomy to Catalonia without the
consent
of the other autonomous regions, which are unlikely to provide it, given that Catalonia is already privileged.
“By parceling out that information to help advertisers target you, with or without your consent, Google makes more than $10 billion every quarter,” Seife writes.
To be sure, the 23andMe Privacy Statement stipulates that it “uses Genetic and Self-Reported Information [only] from users who have given consent.”
In other words, commercial use of non-identifiable information is still allowed without donors’ explicit
consent.
According to this doctrine, debt incurred by “odious” regimes should not be enforceable, because the lender should have known that the debt was incurred without the
consent
of the people or for their benefit.
Google, Facebook, and other American Internet giants are in a position to receive explicit
consent
from users.
The issue is not so much Tibetan culture, or spirituality, or even national independence, but political
consent.
Because unmarried adolescents in their country cannot access contraception without parental consent, they decided to make do without.
But the ICJ cannot exercise jurisdiction in the dispute without both countries’ consent, and South Korea has rejected Japan’s proposal, maintaining that Lee was within his authority to visit the islets, given that Dokdo is unquestionably South Korean territory.
One can debate whether a referendum is the most appropriate vehicle for asking for their consent, but ask one must.
As Cameron put it: “There is a gap between the EU and its citizens which has grown dramatically in recent years and which represents a lack of democratic accountability and
consent
that is – yes – felt particularly acutely in Britain.”
That “special cases” clause was earlier interpreted by an official to mean in “for the sake of honor” – which presumably could include pregnancy following a rape – as long as the marriage has a court’s approval and the parents’
consent.
Such a framework could ultimately erode legal protections – such as the right to
consent
– that girls have had for almost a century.
The Plantagenet kings who ruled England between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries professionalized the judiciary, and established the precedent of securing parliamentary
consent
before levying taxes.
Patients’ informed
consent
usually does not provide a clear description of a non-inferiority trial, and the lack of added value indicates that in many cases the development of a new drug is driven by commercial aims rather than patients’ needs.
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis revealed that after taking office, he assembled a group, with the
consent
of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, that met in secret to prepare the introduction of a parallel currency and the takeover of Greece’s central bank – effectively an exit (or “Grexit”) from the eurozone.
And the “USA FREEDOM Act,” which was meant to stop the mass collection of Americans’ phone records, is being diluted by a set of amendments that would enable the government to continue collecting metadata on millions of individuals, without their
consent.
Should its use by others require our
consent?
Despite years of complex negotiations, deep disagreements persist over key issues related to amending the statute on aggression, such as state
consent
and how cases would be initiated.
Democratic
consent
can truly be given only when voters know what they are consenting to.
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