Sentence examples for authorities that were from inspiring English sources

And that torture, which isn't really torture since we don't "do torture," was, in any case, okay because morally creative legal flunkies like John Yoo told them it was: "What we did was authorized by the legal authorities that were to be the source of that kind of advice".

"The Canterbury Tales" is crammed with the rhetorical devices — occupatio, metonymy, the citing of scores of authorities — that were a pillar of education in the late Middle Ages.

Codifying the bulk collection program into law and ushering in a new era of digital surveillance would normalize over-broad authorities that were once unthinkable in America.

On re-inspection of local authorities that were judged inadequate, I have seen the turnaround where managers have taken heed of our recommendations.

Local authorities that were quickest to submit their bids for the initiative were favoured above those in most need, he said.

The idea that Unmiss required permission to patrol from the very authorities that were responsible for perpetrating atrocities against civilians cast doubt on the effectiveness of its mandate.

Sandy is likely to weigh on local governments and authorities that are already struggling.

It's more rigorous to ensure only those local authorities that are ready take part".

That compares with 23% among the authorities that are not using the new system.

But a few days later, after clearing it with Israeli authorities, that is what he did.

Even the Belgian authorities that are investigating Lernout for allegedly inventing revenues had to turn to the SEC for help.