Sentence examples for adjudicating power from inspiring English sources

He served as deputy speaker of parliament between 1996 and 2000, as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council between 1989 and 2005, and in 1997 became a member of the Expediency Council, an advisory body with ultimate adjudicating power in disputes over legislation.

Chilford (LeRoy McClain), an African who has become a Christian minister and also works for the white authorities adjudicating local problems, has the power to stop the marriage.

An alternative measure, third party payer system power, may be more applicable in adjudicating these disputes, than "share of relevant market" or "essential facilities" arguments offered in antitrust litigation.

Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. seems to reflect a philosophy that among other things is concerned with adjudicating the proper role of government, and what powers accrue to the government from the Constitution.

And the Supreme Court adjudicated on the war power as early as 1800, and often enough since to dispel any notion that war powers are beyond their ken.

The United Nations plays only a marginal role now in adjudicating between Israel and Palestine, for whom the White House and select Middle Eastern powers will continue to be the interlocutors of choice.

It does not have the power to adjudicate the law or set penalties.

In fact, the Civilian Complaint Review Board is the largest civilian police oversight board in the United States, with a staff of over 100 investigators and lawyers, and its power to adjudicate cases has been expanded during the Bloomberg administration.

On Wednesday the inquiry heard evidence from Cable, who was stripped of his power to adjudicate on the BSkyB bid in its early stages after he was covertly recorded by Daily Telegraph journalists saying he had "declared war on Murdoch" last December.

"Under the standard SPL player's contract, the SPL has the power to adjudicate on any complaint made by a player or players," a spokesperson said.

He says he was trying to develop proper governance for the organisation, but the subtext of the struggle is that he wanted to wrest power away from the organisers and arbiters (officials overseeing tournaments and adjudicating on disputes) who vote in the executive board.