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How to use the word cancelling in a Sentence?

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That said ... we should be mindful that cancelling the Olympic Games would have disproportionate impact on the service sector in Tokyo, especially among small- and mid-sized firms.

Odd Per Brekk

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

I do believe that by shutting down bars and restaurants, cancelling major events and closing daycares and schools, a great deal has already been achieved. The goal is to prevent as many people as possible from coming into contact with one another.

Christian Drosten

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We are not at all considering cancelling the Olympics.

Toshiro Muto

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If you're cancelling in Tokyo because the epidemic is still a major threat, it's not going to be any less of a threat in London or Los Angeles.

Neal Pilson

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are in the process of cancelling those leases by Cypress Inc.

Angie Poss

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The Secretary declined to come speak with us, so I am cancelling the hearing.

Richard Neal

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

With bids outnumbering offers, I often see sellers cancelling on preliminary contracts, it's that hot.

Kim Yoon-sik

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Many tourists are cancelling their bookings for Christmas holiday.

Pronab Sarkar

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I have people going to London next month, and they ’ll come to me and ask me about cancelling, and what are the risks. I ’ll discuss it with them, but we have to be realistic and understanding that safety ca n’t be accurately predicted. We have to be sensible about risks, but I don’t want them to cheat themselves and live inside a safety bubble. One of the biggest terrorist attacks in London occurred July 7, 2005. Sometimes referred to as 7/7, the series of synchronized terroristsuicide bombings in the central city targeted civilians usingthe public transport systemduring rush hour. But more recently, France -- another major destination for American tourists -- has been hit hard by a series of devastating attacks. After the 2016 attacks in Nice, France, Brianna Glenn said she had one cancellation -- but that client wasn't even traveling to France. Sometimes it’s irrational, Glenn admitted but still, she recommends that all travelers purchase travel insurance for big trips. I’ve had people change routes of flights to avoid certain airports. Wednesday’s tragic event took place in one of London’s most populated areas, near Parliament Square. Steve Born, vice president of marketing for the Globus Family of Brands, told Fox News that across Steve Born company they currently have 69 guests in London, and all are accounted for in their home base hotels. A few guests are staying near the location of the attack.

Brianna Glenn

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Member companies will continue to stay the course, i am not aware of brands withdrawing or cancelling contracts.

James Moriarty

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The risk of holding the Olympic Games is lower than the risk of cancelling or postponing( them) due to the economic and political turmoil it would cause in Brazil.

Lawrence Gostin

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Joy expressed during a tragedy is, in a way, it's own protest. (In reference to not cancelling the Tony Awards becsuse of the Orlando shootings)

Leslie Odom Jr.

added by anonymous
7 years ago

Simply cancelling or deferring economically viable projects to hit a lower capex number doesn't make sense, especially when the company's balance sheet remains reasonably robust.

Ben Ritchie

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We wouldn't be surprised to see capex guidance lowered again. However, we want the company to continue to focus on driving long-term growth, simply cancelling or deferring economically viable projects to hit a lower capex number doesn't make sense, especially when the company's balance sheet remains reasonably robust.

Ben Ritchie

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Respect for other cultures cannot and must not mean negating our own, this isn't respect, it's cancelling out differences and it's a kind of surrender.

Luca Squeri

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was disappointing, his announcement ... is an ambiguous position and did not reach the level of cancelling the Oslo Accords.

Ali Ishaq

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Cancelling concerts is within the law... if (the government) gives permission for concerts where young men and women will be dancing together, that is not right.

Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have not gotten that far that we could talk about cancelling sanctions.

Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Authorities in the three countries are looking at catch-up sessions and cancelling some school vacations. It will be challenging.

Sayo Aoki

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Cancelling them would have created an opportunity for Beijing to strengthen its strategic ties to Bangkok, and that is clearly something that is not in Washington's interests in the context of U.S.- China competition in Southeast Asia.

Ian Storey

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Last year, when oil was at $100-110 per barrel, many colleagues already spoke about cancelling projects as they were not able to justify them, even at that price.

Khalid Falih

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

They chartered these vessels at the peak of the cycle and they're cancelling contracts at trough of the cycle. It's a double error, they're panicking ... They should leverage up to avoid cutting too much.

John Olaisen

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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