Sentence examples for able to detain from inspiring English sources

But officers would also be able to detain anyone else in the car, a blatantly unconstitutional overreach.

Our armed forces must be able to detain enemies who attempt to maim and kill UK service personnel and civilians.

The White House has proposed that authorities be able to detain or deport immigrants who are suspected of terrorism without presenting any evidence in court.

Under the new laws, the police will also be able to detain a terrorist suspect for up to 14 days, without charges.

And if an immigrant were suspected of a crime, the county would be able to detain him solely because of his undocumented status.

The suspect fled the bathroom and the victim's father chased him, and along with a witness they were able to detain him for the police".

Judge Bates rejected the Obama administration's contention that it should also be able to indefinitely detain people who merely "supported" those organizations.

On the other hand, 74percentt of people who were not detained and were represented by an attorney were able to stay in the U.S.

Conflicts have flared over tribal control of a major dam on Flathead Lake, and over whether tribal police officers should be able to arrest or detain non-Indians on the reservation.

"But we have to ask ourselves why, eight years after Sept. 11, nobody has been able to spot or detain or get close to Osama bin Laden, nobody has been able to get close to Zawahiri, the No. 2 in Al Qaeda".

"We've got to ask ourselves why, eight years after September 11, nobody has been able to spot or detain or get close to Osama bin Laden, nobody's been able to get close to Zawahiri, the number two in al-Qaida".