Sentence examples for abilities to grant from inspiring English sources

Congress cannot limit the president's abilities to grant clemency, and courts cannot review them.

And he insisted that sheriffs maintain the ability to grant ICE access to jails to interview immigrants.

With its ability to grant an audience of millions to any clip the site has extraordinary democratic potential.

Kings had the ability to grant mercy to those convicted of crime; the framers wanted their leader to enjoy the same ability.

Their ability to grant a kind of everlasting life to those long dead -- with paint, brush and canvas -- can leave Mr. Berenbaum breathless.

The Astros' ability to grant his wish could hang over them all summer, the most important story line for a team in decay.

In the case of a conviction-related revocation, Dutton would have the ability "to grant an exemption if there is a law enforcement or security imperative", a government media release said.

The state's Board of Regents quietly approved an emergency amendment to state education regulations March 7 giving the Education Department the ability to grant a two-year provisional certification to licensed teachers who move to New York from one of 39 other states or to those who have a national teaching certificate.

Under Texas law, the governor only has the independent ability to grant a one-time 30-day reprieve to a condemned prisoner; he can commute a death sentence, as Mr. Bush has done once, but only if the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends that action.

But when Paxton and Tripp turn to a family friend (Victor Garber) for help, they discover that he is after what the Flynns were trying to protect: an enchanted mirror with the ability to grant any wish that played a pivotal role in the destiny of Snow White.

"To this point Scotland has been at a disadvantage as the nations we compete against generally have the ability to grant nationality by issuing ancestral passports.