Sentences with phrase «decide against exercising»

The playmaker could have rejoined his old club, only for Wenger to decide against exercising his first refusal on him, and he and Costa have now played a big part in Chelsea's fine start to the season.

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But occasionally a nation decides to try something different, and England's March friendlies — a 1 - 0 win against the Netherlands last Friday night, then Italy Tuesday — are clear and targeted exercises in self - improvement.
Following a public consultation exercise in 2010 with animal welfare organisations and the circus industry, the Government decided against a ban, and instead published a «tough new licensing scheme» in May 2011, which Defra said would ensure that any circuses in England wishing to show wild animals «will need to demonstrate that they meet high animal welfare standards» before they are granted a licence to keep those animals.
Even if we had taken a different view of the substance of the case, in the exercise of the court's discretion we would have declined to grant any relief, having regard in particular to the fact that Parliament has addressed the question whether there should be a referendum and, in passing the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, has decided against one.
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