For decades, the power at the authority centered not on the executive director, but on the board chairman, a post held at times by civic lions like Richard Ravitch or politically connected businessmen like Peter S. Kalikow.
For decades the power at the authority centered not on the executive director, but on the board chairman, a post held at times by civic lions like Richard Ravitch or politically connected businessmen like Peter S. Kalikow.
In the awkward power-sharing relationship that comes about when the president and prime minister are political opponents, the president's authority is centered on military and foreign policy issues, while the prime minister runs the government.
Mr. Speck also said the debate centered on authority and implied that Mr. Petrone had attempted to use his position to support the goals of local government officials.
While the hearing was a high-concept exercise that dealt with the constitutional history of the courts and Senate authority, it was clearly centered on the political battles that modern confirmation fights have become.
He proposed the creation of an authority over the pioneers centered on a governor.
My remarks to the City Council centered on their authority to act and what those actions should be.
Like youth, women described the human rights approach as incompatible with cultural and religious values due to the emphasis on challenging traditional authority hierarchies, which for women centered on marital roles and relationships.
The total number and dollar value of earmarks rose sharply in the final six years of Republican rule on Capitol Hill, becoming increasingly controversial as law enforcement authorities pursued several corruption cases centered on their use.
His first term, which began in 2000, centered on restoring the authority of the state and bringing a basic sense of order and competency to the administration of government.
The nine judges who deliberated in the ruling couldn't agree on a single rationale for deciding Bahlul's constitutional contentions, which more or less centered on the constitutional authority of Congress to give military commissions ― rather than courts ― oversight over wartime trials for the specific crime of conspiracy. .
