In theory, authorities are designed to perform some of the duties of public agencies with the nimbleness of private corporations, issuing tax-free debt to build large infrastructure projects like schools and airports, stimulate urban renewal and manage public facilities like bridges and parking garages.
The air monitors used by most regulatory authorities are designed to track the daily emissions of conventional pollutants and are not well suited for measuring hazardous air pollutants that are released from accidents such as refinery fires.
NASDAQ's statement that under its revised bid the LSE would keep its name and continue to be regulated by British authorities was designed to quell worries in London that tough American regulations would be imported across the Atlantic.
This severe and sweeping repression by the local authorities is designed to remind the Chechen public of Kadyrov's total control, and to contain the flow of any negative information from Chechnya that could undermine Russia's support.
This authority was designed to unwind complex and interconnected financial firms that could threaten the financial system if they failed.
The move by the Department of Transport, backed by Railtrack and the strategic rail authority, is designed to force through the long-delayed £7bn upgrade and put more passenger trains on the line.
The liquidation authority is designed to avoid a repeat of 2008, when the Bush administration bailed out American International Group and other firms, but not Lehman Brothers.
Free schools are state funded, but outside of local authority control and are designed to allow parents, teachers, charities and businesses to have greater control in education.
As such, many community pharmacies now offer services, commissioned by local authorities according to need, which are designed to help address public health priorities including smoking, alcohol misuse and obesity.
Indeed, community pharmacies, as part of the NHS Contractual Framework, are commissioned by local authorities to provide services that are designed to help address public health priority conditions, including smoking, alcohol misuse and obesity.
The programme also found that the supermarkets pulling back from plans has resulted in the cancellation of £7.2m of section 106 planning obligations – the conditions local authorities attach to approving developments which are designed to benefit local communities.
