Sentence examples for authority to increase from inspiring English sources

A 2008 law passed by Congress gave the agency authority to increase penalties.

Cuomo used his executive authority to increase minimum wage for state workers in New York City to $15 by 2018.

"It is critical for the Palestinian Authority to increase trade and spur private sector growth," the report said.

Many in the Legislature agree, and show no sign of wanting to use their authority to increase the oversight of the state pension fund, the nation's second-largest.

California already has one of the highest sales taxes in the nation, 7.25percentt, and counties have the authority to increase that for their own use.

Scores of manufacturers have won concessions that give them greater authority to increase and decrease the number of hours worked as business waxes and wanes.

Officials also said they hoped the warning would persuade state and local authorities to increase their vigilance.

It also works with local authorities to increase the supply of PHS, in this case mostly childcare.

The quarantine agency urged the local authorities to increase examinations for harmful organisms, the official Xinhua news agency said.

This year the central government asked provincial authorities to "increase the punishment for illegal criminal behavior in food safety".

Mr. Dalli urged the German authorities and other national authorities to "increase their efforts" to identify the source of the contamination.