Sentence examples for authority to defend from inspiring English sources

The president has no supreme, exclusive or trumping authority to "defend the nation".

"In that case, our government has the clear authority to defend the United States with lethal force".

But in order to win he will have to convince fellow Pushtuns that he is not a puppet of America and has enough authority to defend their interests.

He made the startling claim that a president can defy laws if he or she is acting within the authority "to defend the country".

According to Judge Mukasey's statement, as well as other parts of his testimony, the president's authority "to defend the nation" trumps his obligation to obey the law.

The justices decided that the Proposition 8 supporters who filed the appeal lacked the authority to defend the law after the governor and the state attorney general refused to do so.

I therefore urge you to reject the NHF deal and to work alongside LB Camden and other local authorities to defend both council and housing association housing.

Less but better scrutiny would also enable authorities to defend continuing to resource scrutiny in a time of highly challenging resources.

4) Why did you write to the Church of England authorities to defend The Rev Stephen Sizer, a vicar banned from social media because of his habit of posting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories?

In the last few months, Macdonald, who was asked 15 months ago by Orlov's wife, Irina, to defend her husband, has had a number of telephone conversations with Yevgeny S. Shalman the lawyer appointed by Soviet authorities to defend Orlov.

Drastic action by Moscow authorities to defend the Russian currency failed on Tuesday, as the rouble went into freefall to hit a new all-time low against the dollar.