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The phrase "authority was given" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is granted permission or power to act in a certain capacity.
Example: "After the meeting, it was clear that authority was given to the committee to make final decisions on the project."
Alternatives: "power was granted" or "permission was bestowed".
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Such authority was given by the statute.
Miss Gubrud's interpretive authority was given splendid support by the piano accom paniments of Yehudi Wyner.
"Each local authority was given funds to identify and procure a VLE.
The Palestinian Authority was given control over Bethlehem in December 1995, when Israeli troops pulled out.
He argues that broad exemptive authority was given by Congress to the SEC in 1996, but has never been used.
In 1192 his authority was given imperial sanction when he was granted the official rank of shogun (hereditary military dictator).
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But on Friday, a few weeks after published reports that the authority was giving up the fight, it formally announced that the lights would be turned off, "to eliminate the possibility of confusing the vehicles with volunteer emergency vehicles".
He knows that when authority is given to a president, much is expected in return.
"All the real authority is given to the Parliament," said Hajim al-Hassani, a member of Mr. Maliki's bloc.
The natural inclination of scientists to challenge authority is given free rein in a big collaboration because individuals are ultimately accountable to (and paid by) their parent institutions.
"Until the monarch's power is diminished and authority is given to an independent judiciary, political dissent in Morocco remains a risky undertaking," she wrote in April.
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