Sentence examples for circumscribed role from inspiring English sources
[Excerpts, Page A16.] She added that "we necessarily reject the government's assertion that separation of powers principles mandate a heavily circumscribed role for the courts in such circumstances".
Paradoxically, the transition to competitive markets can necessitate a greater, albeit carefully circumscribed, role for a regulator.Enter micropowerThe final lesson from the great American blackout may be the most important.
The argument in Bush v. Gore that state courts have a sharply circumscribed role in interpreting state election procedures derived from the Constitution's Article II, which governs the presidency and provides that a state's presidential electors shall be appointed "in such manner as the legislature thereof shall direct".
The long-held view is that the Empress accepted the circumscribed role in which she found herself, and that her life, duty and purpose were tied to her position as the Emperor's wife.
Liberalism is a political outlook that favors a circumscribed role for government and hence individual liberty.
Even in their circumscribed role, American advisers say they have helped Philippine soldiers in tactics, strategy and basic marksmanship.
The cast members, under the brisk direction of Trip Cullman, make the most of their fairly circumscribed roles.
Maintaining that kind of reception, Ms. Bernsen said, could depend on the willingness of the group's members to set aside circumscribed roles.
The commoners and even the nobles are trapped in a society in which they have circumscribed roles to play and are used by the powerful.
With the adjective "senior" attached and the phrase capitalized, adviser takes on a commanding aura; however, if a modifier other than "political" is used — such as "media," "internet," or "ethnic outreach" — the adviser's expertise is circumscribed and role diminished.
An assembly writing the country's constitution has circumscribed the role of Islamic law, allowing Tunisia to avoid the arguments over basic legal matters that have led to protracted unrest in Egypt.
