Sentence examples for authority to raise from inspiring English sources

Counties in Alabama do not have the legal authority to raise taxes.

Mr. Obama wanted the authority to raise the debt ceiling, without a fight.

The corporation has authority to raise capital to modernize its equipment and buildings.

It is a tax, and Congress has the authority to raise revenue.

The commission fund, backed by all 27 European Union members, has the authority to raise up to 60 billion euros.

Many of them, like Boston, do not have the authority to raise taxes and must rely on state funding.

The offering would allow the authority to raise what it hopes would be at least $100 million for the project.

The lawsuit argues that giving the chancellor the option to raise tuition later is illegal, because the trustees cannot delegate to someone else the authority to raise tuition.

FEMA, as a result of this year's legislation, has the authority to raise premiums by as much as 25 percent per year over the next five years.

Finally, last week, his press secretary, Jay Carney, said that "our position" is that "the President does not have the authority to raise the debt ceiling".

He hopes, for instance, that the state legislature will agree to create a body with authority to raise money for improving transport.