debar

Example Sentences

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It is relatively rare for HHS to debar an NIH grantee.

From Science Magazine • May 15, 2024

The agency also is seeking to debar the company’s principal officer, Dick Cattani.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2017

You would think that views like that might just debar you from holding that office, but no.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2015

The company said Thursday that it had “not been advised of the intention of any federal agency to suspend or debar the company in connection with the plea agreement.”

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2012

The gesture was impressive with its silent enquiry, but with the obstinacy of our race we again refused to give any pledge that would debar us from making any attempt at escape.

From A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)