Sentence examples for authorised to stop from inspiring English sources

When the little known but widely drawn powers were introduced under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, before 9/11, Special Branch were authorised to stop and detain individuals leaving and entering the country for up to nine hours to determine "whether they appear to be involved" in terrorism.

In Goma, two South African peacekeepers were killed after their convoy came under fire.There is confusion over what the peacekeepers are authorised to do to stop further fighting.

Two recent high-profile cases have made the headlines: a doctor accused of administering drugs that hastened the deaths of seven elderly patients was acquitted, and France's high court authorised doctors to stop treating and feeding a young man who had been in a vegetative state on life support for six years.

You wouldn't get authorised to exist.

We're not authorised to do that.

Police officers are lawfully authorised to carry weapons and authorised to use them.

Such teams were authorised to operate outside the law.

Guards are authorised to respond quickly to threats.

The prime minister added: "Nobody was authorised to name David Kelly.

UK police are not authorised to use CR.

The signatories were authorised to perform complex financial tasks.