have recourse

Example Sentences

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"When you release it into the private sector, you have recourse to private capital - you can make the investment that's needed," said Lord Howard, who was also the former Conservative party leader.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023

Sometimes in democracies people have recourse against those who abuse power.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

But when the removals are not recorded, those protections are not always triggered, and families may not know they have recourse.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2022

Workers unaware that their employers are required by law to cover certain expenses may have recourse for expense reimbursement dating back months or even years, Brewer said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

‘The treatment of natural things differs greatly from that of other sciences...In the explanation of natural causes, we must necessarily have recourse to a different kind of principle, called “hypothesis” or “supposition”.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton