Sentence examples for authority extending from inspiring English sources

The exact reverse has happened, with Mr Assad in power and likely to remain so, while Iraq is in turmoil with the government's authority extending only a few miles north and west of Baghdad.

As such, the Holy See's authority extends over Catholics throughout the world.

Their authority extends even to the game they decide to play (baseball or a backyard derivative like whiffle ball).

The city's regulatory authority extends only to long-barrel weapons; handguns are governed by New York State law.

Mr. Riley declined, delicately explaining that his authority extended to tornadoes but not to tsunamis of red ink.

The king's authority extended beyond his own holdings to those of the Church and individual landowners.

For example, as Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore). has noted, it is still unknown whether this authority extends within the United States.

As Chief Justice John Marshall made clear in Marbury v. Madison, the court's authority extends only to legal issues.

Second, in Shadwick, the Court Clerk's authority extended only to the relatively straightforward task of issuing arrest warrants for breach of municipal ordinances.

IN the border zone — 100 miles from the boundary into the interior — the Border Patrol's authority extends beyond that of other law enforcement agencies.

This authority extended not only to major federal environmental laws but also to any other laws the secretary, in his "sole discretion," might think of.