Sentence examples for authorize something to from inspiring English sources
Under section 35 of the Interpretation Act, if written law confers power on a minister to give a direction, issue an order or authorize something to be done, exercise of the power may be done (unless the law states otherwise) under the signature of the permanent secretary to the ministry which the minister is responsible for, or of any public officer authorized in writing by the minister.
"There's an attitude among some government officials that 'I'm not going to authorize something, but I'm not going to prohibit it either,' " says Carlos Alzugaray, a retired diplomat and former head of Cuba's mission to the European Union.
Congress may not have managed to authorize war in the past year, but they did find time to authorize something else: a soapbox derby on the Capitol grounds.
During a Feb. 7 interview on ABC's "This Week," host George Stephanopoulos asked Trump whether he "would authorize torture". Trump responded: "I would absolutely authorize something beyond waterboarding". He wrote an op-ed piece on the issue for USA Today on Monday called "I will do whatever it takes". Trump's campaign manager and spokeswoman have not responded to a request for comment.
The last thing China needs is another blast furnace, so Beijing might as well authorize something unique.
"We would never authorize something like that...
"What I'm arguing in these cases is that these companies are authorizing something as bad as drunk driving and that they knew about the research or should have known," she said.
If I sign a chart for a service provided by a nurse practitioner, I am authorizing something that I didn't supervise.
And if it's authorized to do something to let the president do something, then the president's acting at the height of his powers.
While there is some wiggle room on how they do it, Congress must do something to authorize federal government borrowing or it cannot happen.
Usually, they'll provide paperwork to sign and an armband or something to indicate that you're authorized to race.
