render void
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This alteration was made because of threats by France, Spain and Portugal to render void all trade agreements with Norway.
From Time Magazine Archive
The words that thou hast said to-day, That thou wouldst wipe the tears away Of all the giants I have slain, My deeds shall render void and vain.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith
The prince again sought advice to shield himself from his various opponents, whose impertinent, yet honest expressions, might prove an alloy to his character, and render void all his pretensions to even common honesty!
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Lady Anne Hamilton
And while they were by order voting the title, the king and council were making arrangements together to render void both sides of the bargain.
From Irish Nationality by Alice Stopford Green
In effect, they could at any time disallow or render void an appointment, if disagreeable to themselves, by keeping back the stipend.
From The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Francis A. Leyland
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