Sentence examples for authorities gained from inspiring English sources

Defense lawyers said the authorities gained leverage by waiting to arrest the gang members en masse.

In March, the Libyan authorities gained ownership of a $15 million house in north London that belonged to Saadi el-Qaddafi, one of the former dictator's sons.

There have been no attacks on foreign targets for two years.As Indonesia democratised after the fall of the (secular) Suharto regime in 1998, local authorities gained autonomy and became directly elected.

But it lets the authorities gain access to older communications — or bizarrely, e-mails that have already been opened — with just a subpoena and no judicial review.

For that, and for the jailing of other political prisoners, such as Andrei Sannikov (Sannikau) the Belarusian authorities gain the dread Mordor Dark Star.

More than 100 local authorities will see gains under the new formula – with the 10 lowest-funded local authorities gaining on average 3.6% – while almost 50 will see cuts to their funding.

These raids were part of a policy known as "pacification", designed to help state authorities gain a greater presence in the country's shantytowns.

The paradox is that the moral authority gained through prophetic and powerful writing undermines the creativity at its source.

The prime minister would lose much of the authority gained in the election.Much will hinge on what happens to the euro itself.

Mr. Dellaverson said the authority gained a productivity measure -- the right to lay off workers -- that he was reluctant to discuss.

Under the partial state takeover of the Long Island Lighting Company in 1998, the authority gained ownership of Long Island's electric distribution and delivery systems.