Sentence examples for as much discretion from inspiring English sources

The long-established principle of subsidiarity should leave as much discretion as possible to national or local levels of government.

Its crisis unit is in contact with Lo Porto's family but the authorities are understood to want to maintain as much discretion as possible surrounding the case due to its "very delicate" nature.

In fact, however, the shareholder vote seems to have played a significant role in the court's reasoning, and some lawyers wonder whether a board acting without a shareholder vote would be given as much discretion.

I argue in my book "Treasures on Earth" that a museum should have precisely as much discretion and independence in the disposition of its collections as it had in their acquisition.

Within the sphere defined by Congress, the statute has given the President as much discretion to exercise economic leverage against Burma, with an eye toward national security, as law permits.

"They don't have as much personal discretion as you might think," he said.

"It's going to be more difficult to make the case for repeal of mandatory minimums across the board when judges are viewed as having too much discretion," said Professor Cassell, who now teaches law at the University of Utah and works on behalf of crime victims.

The oil giant was ridiculed as having too much discretion and too little valor.

Mr. Forti, whose clients prize his discretion almost as much as his expertise, declined to be interviewed for this article.

The town's vestigial claim to dignity and discretion — rooted as much in furtive fortune preservation as in any kind of righteous Yankee providence — is at odds with its feverish wealth, past and present.

He said students become government officials when they decide how to distribute the fees and as such have too much discretion.