Sentence examples for authorising up from inspiring English sources

Voters will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a referendum authorising up to $217m in bonds to turn the stadium into a giant convention centre and exhibition space.

The ruling will be greeted with enthusiasm by campaigners who have been lobbying against the stricter rules, which removed the leeway previously allowing headteachers to authorise up to two weeks' term-time holiday a year for pupils with good attendance records.

The decision is expected to be greeted with scepticism by campaigners, who celebrated the earlier rulings after lobbying against the stricter rules, which removed leeway allowing headteachers to authorise up to two weeks' term-time holiday a year for pupils with good attendance records.

But in a week when we have yet another apocalyptic warning about unsustainability (World 'on collision course with nature', OECD green growth report warns, 4 December), while the chancellor gets set to authorise up to 40 more gas-fired power stations (Osborne's gas plan will harm economy, says energy adviser, 5 December), who could reasonably be blamed for feeling confused and/or powerless?

The US had initially authorised up to 4,000 troops for the mission in Liberia.

An internal email from the UK Border Agency revealed that senior staff could only authorise back-up at border controls if staff had already reduced the level of checks, she added.

But Uruguay is the first country to do so.By the middle of 2014 it will be legal for Uruguayans (but not tourists) to grow up to six of their own marijuana plants, to join members' clubs that are authorised to grow up to 99 plants, or to purchase up to 40 grams of cannabis a month for their own use.

On Friday, the cabinet authorised the call-up of up to 75,000 reservists, although so far only about 20,000 have been contacted.