derogation

Example Sentences

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The authority said it had asked for a derogation for special school staff, but this had been declined.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

In a letter to NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard, BMA Chairman Professor Philip Banfield said the refusal of hospitals to provide the necessary data “is fundamentally undermining the derogation process.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

The BMA revealed that on Tuesday it agreed to the derogation but criticised the way hospital bosses had dealt with the issues.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

Such a derogation "would enable EU operating lessors to seek authorisation to transfer ownership of aircraft formerly leased to Russian lessees or their Russian insurers," it said.

From Reuters • Dec. 22, 2022

His remark was not intended for flippancy nor even derogation.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner