Sentence examples for authority under which from inspiring English sources

Public officials, to the extent they will tell, say that the Patriot Act is the authority under which they are authorized to conduct surveillance "suspected terrorists, those suspected of engaging in computer fraud or abuse, and agents of a foreign power who are engaged in clandestine activities".

Congressional Republicans and others have suggested the repeal of Title II of Dodd-Frank, which established an "orderly liquidation authority" under which the FDIC would be authorized to wind-down systemically important institutions, outside of the normal Bankruptcy Code process.

This they were not permitted to do, because the authority under which they professed to act was void.

Anglicans, unlike Roman Catholics, lack a central authority under which bishops in one nation must answer to an international body.

Then he said he "simply didn't think" of the correct claimed legal authority under which the mass data collection occurs.

Mr Bush's "fast-track" authority, under which trade deals must be accepted or rejected in their entirety by the Congress, expires in June.

In the end, the company reached an agreement with the Romanian authorities, under which the operatives admitted to hacking and were released.

The regulatory implications of new legislation may require a granular review and analysis of the authorities under which existing rules were adopted and the way in which any statutory changes affect those authorities and rules.

UBS in November finally cemented a deal with the American authorities under which the Swiss government will turn over the names of about 4,500 American clients suspected of evading taxes.

She said she had struck a deal with the Peruvian authorities under which she admitted she was carrying the drugs, but not that she was paid to do so, because it allowed her to cut her jail sentence.

He struck a deal with the local planning authorities under which he could build his dream home on the condition that he restored and maintained the great hall and incorporated some timber gables from the old houses into his new one.