The phrase “authority was given to” is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are expressing that someone or something has been granted an ability or right to do something. For example, “The authorities gave the students the authority to organize their own fundraiser.”.
According to custom, executive authority was given to a regent, whose chief task was to identify and educate the next Dalai Lama, who would typically assume control at about the age of 20.
Instead, it erected another barrier to it, requiring that a balanced budget amendment be approved by two-thirds majorities of both houses of Congress before additional borrowing authority was given to the Treasury.
But during the bubble, an enormous amount of authority was given to the ratings agencies, whose evaluations of housing assets had a tremendous impact on the securities that investors chose to buy and the interest rates they were willing to accept.
Some argue that authority was given to men at creation, however, there is absolutely zero mention of power, leadership, or roles based on gender in the creation texts.
State lawmakers were directed to come up with a plan to regulate hemp farming, and that authority was given to the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
The Royal Geographical Society of London was responsible for place names until 1894 when authority was given to the New Zealand Governor-General.
"All the real authority is given to the Parliament," said Hajim al-Hassani, a member of Mr. Maliki's bloc.
"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.
Along with the debate over troops, United Nations officials say wealthy countries in a position to provide assistance to Iraq are also reluctant to contribute without more authority being given to the United Nations.
"Who better than someone who recognizes the potential dangers of the far-too powerful authority being given to the mayor to assume the position to ensure those powers aren't abused," he said.
MR. OLSON: Well, that is a difficult question to say whether there is any limiting principle when such a broad grant of power, authority is given to Congress and has been exercised so repeatedly that JUSTICE O'CONNOR: Well, if it's a limited term, as the Constitution says, is there indeed any limit out there?
