Sentence examples for claim to appoint from inspiring English sources

The proclamation by Norwegian Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold on 10 April (that rejected the German claim to appoint Vidkun Quisling as Norwegian Prime Minister), was according to Gjems-Onstad received with great disappointment by him and his friends.

Both claim the authority to appoint bishops.

As well as being magnificent to a man in carrying out the instructions of Di Matteo - whose claim to be appointed manager on a full-time basis is becoming irresistible - Chelsea also enjoyed the kind of luck that deserted them in 2009 and which they have had in spades since the Italian took charge.

The emperors often tried to regulate church activities by claiming the right to appoint church officials and to intervene in doctrinal matters.

Mr. Karzai recently overhauled the Afghan election complaint commission, but made it less neutral by claiming the right to appoint all five members.

As in its dealings with Christians, the Communist Party interferes with the running of the Buddhist order, claiming the right to appoint abbots at monasteries.

To complicate matters, the bishops of the province of Canterbury also claimed the right to appoint the next archbishop.

It claims the exclusive right to appoint Catholic bishops within China, instead of the Vatican.

Since his arrest in June, Mr. Milosevic has questioned the legality of the court, claiming that he refused to appoint defense lawyers as a way of negating the court's authority.

Indeed, the emperor Charlemagne claimed for himself the right to appoint the bishops of his empire, who were thus increasingly involved in political affairs.

He claims the council had planned to appoint a manager on £60,000 to £70,000 a year.