Sentence examples for broad the authority from inspiring English sources

"The scope is too broad, the authority is massive and it won't fix transparency for consumers," says David Hirschmann, president of the Chamber Center for Capital Markets, who spoke a briefing for reporters Tuesday.

The laws are so broad, the authorities have used them to charge women with trafficking themselves.

On Feb. 14, 2011, all senators were offered the opportunity to discuss the broad authority under the Patriot Act with the director of national intelligence, Mr. Clapper; the F.B.I. director, Robert S. Mueller III; and General Alexander.

The Board believes that the broad authority of the Lead Independent Director and the presence of six other independent directors ensures that the Board acts independently.

In a 47-page ruling in Federal District Court in Bowling Green, Ky., the judge upheld the broad authority of the Food and Drug Administration to restrict tobacco marketing and affirmed federal, state, local and tribal authority to impose additional restrictions.

A cookery student called Dave told me, "When I take my boat up on the Norfolk Broads, the Broads authority want to charge me for a full week permit, even if I'm just out for the day.

The inspector general is in the midst of a broader review of the authority's construction practices.

In particular, he said, the White House had "concerns about the broad authority and overlapping authority with the S.E.C". that would be created by the new accounting regulatory board under the Senate bill.

Consider the raid to kill Osama bin Laden (which, of course, was justified under the broad authority granted to the president by Congress three days after 9/11).

And if history is an indicator, it can be expected to fight -- gleaming tooth and polished nail -- against regulatory reforms that would truly give the FDA the broader authority it needs to protect the public.

Over the weekend, even the Senate majority leader, Tom Daschle, an early skeptic of granting Mr. Bush so much latitude to decide when and how to commit the military, conceded that Mr. Bush would get the broad authority he has sought.