Sentence examples for authorize the amount from inspiring English sources

Congress controls the government's purse-strings, and must authorize the amount of debt the Treasury Department can take on.

Mr. Pike has said that Mr. Murdoch personally authorized the amount, in exchange for a pledge of confidentiality, to keep the matter from being made public.

Water managers have authorized the maximum amount of river diversions consistent with laws in place to protect crippled salmon fisheries and prevent the collapse of not just the delta but the state's entire water delivery infrastructure.

Paulson proposed that Congress authorize the Treasury Department to buy large amounts of the so-called toxic assets — mostly mortgage-backed securities — from financial-services companies that were on the brink of collapse.

A letter of intent is a contract of restricted scope that can authorize the start of construction to perform a limited amount of work.

Bakke says that e-checks can be reversed in only three cases: if you didn't authorize the purchase, if the e-check was processed on a date earlier than authorized or if the amount of the processed transaction is different from what was authorized.

Signals authorize the movement of trains.

His pistol would authorize the ugliness.

Let Nintendo authorize the purchase.

Nothing in the All Writs Act authorizes the Magistrate's underlying decision limiting the amount of encryption that may be offered on smartphones.

Ms. Palin said through a spokeswoman that she had not authorized the purchases or services and was "appalled" at the huge amount of money spent.