Sentence examples for broad emergency from inspiring English sources

The proclamation allows California to request a broad emergency declaration from President Barack Obama, which would expedite some water transfers, provide financial assistance and suspend some state and federal regulations.

President Bush said today that he envisioned a broad emergency alert system to warn the country of biological attacks, calling for an updating of the cold war's Distant Early Warning system for an age of terrorism.

Along similar lines, a Senate bill introduced in April would give the executive branch broad emergency authority to limit or halt private Internet traffic related to "critical infrastructure information systems".

In asking Mr. Barak to travel to Washington, Mr. Clinton may be seeking to head off the creation of a broad emergency government run by Mr. Barak and the Likud Party leader, Ariel Sharon.

It would ensure that presidents have access to broad emergency powers when they are most needed, while guarding against the type of "permanent emergencies" that characterize many authoritarian regimes.

The situation prompted a broad emergency response from the federal government that included Congress approving new resources, including additional money to house the children, and a $750 million aid package to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras — the Northern Triangle nations where most of the migrants were coming from.

"My thoughts and prayers are also with the broader emergency services community," he said.

The new center-right government also has placed conditions on its role in a broader emergency loan facility for the entire euro area.

As part of a broader emergency appropriations bill that remains under discussion and could face a presidential veto, the Senate on Thursday approved $350 million to aid Mexico in what has become a pitched battle against drug trafficking.

Philip B. Heymann, a Harvard law professor and high-ranking Justice Department official in the Carter and Clinton administrations, said the Supreme Court was likely to uphold a broader emergency exception for terrorism cases — especially if Congress approved it.

Another Chinese newspaper, Science and Technology Daily, reported on Monday that a broader emergency plan for Beijing and surrounding areas had been submitted for final review to the State Environmental Protection Administration and could be announced this week.