"ground" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Then, when he sought to take the oath, the House itself refused and excluded him on the dubious ground that, being an atheist, he could not swear.
- During the gulf war, Germany claimed (on dubious grounds) that its Constitution prevented military participation in the multinational force.
- Yoram Dinstein, has dismissed the position that they are not occupied as being "based on dubious legal grounds".
- But if this standoff lasts for several more weeks or months, Mr. Rubin will find himself running into dubious legal ground and shaky political territory.
- She had been on dubious ground, and she'd known it, and so had Audiart.
- This claims rests on dubious grounds as multiple schools had a legitimate claim to the title in the disorganized state of college soccer at the time.
- Opposition from king Leonidas was removed when he was deposed on somewhat dubious grounds.
- The right of people to know the human cost was overruled on the dubious grounds that this information could help the enemy.
- Medical deferments and dismissals from basic training (often on somewhat dubious grounds) have increased significantly in the last years.
- Meanwhile, and on dubious grounds, the reputations and careers of many Eurostat officials have been destroyed.
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