• The company wrote a letter of apology to the Israeli government, saying that any breach of the rules was unintentional.
• They were in breach of London stock exchange regulations.
• a new and serious breach between the US and Germany
• Sumitomo asserted that the agency breached its contract to buy 41 cars.
• They claim that the supplier had breached their agreement.
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Companies face fines of up to €75,000 for each breach of the legislation.
be/constitute a breach »To publish in this form would constitute a breach of copyright.
a clear/flagrant/blatant breach »His refusal to account for the money was a flagrant breach of all rules of professional conduct.
»a serious/fundamental/grave breach
»a possible/potential/alleged breach
»The property developer was awarded $2,000,000 for breach of contract over the restaurant chain's withdrawal from a lease.
»Both the Stock Exchange and the panel cleared the bank of any breach of regulations or insider-trading.
»The public are used to breaches of promise by governments.
The corporation was sued for allegedly breaching a contract to supply voice-mail systems.
»The organization's conduct during the conflict breached international law, according to a leading human rights group.
»breach rules/regulations
»Since the group warned it was in danger of breaching its banking covenants last week, the shares have tumbled 47%.
He refused to shake hands, in deliberate breach of etiquette.
Such actions constitute a breach of confidentiality.
The court's decision is in breach of the Convention.
a minor breach of discipline
He was sued for breach of contract.
What caused the breach between the two brothers?
She left home following the breach with her family.