Sentence examples for clear powers from inspiring English sources

Under his proposals, regulators would "gain clear powers to restrict or ban short-selling in exceptional situations," Mr. Barnier said.

And we will legislate to give all the healthcare regulators - not just some - clear powers to enforce this rule," he said.

The new commissioner should be given clear powers to set requirements for the budgetary policy of countries that run excessive deficits.

Teachers already have very clear powers to use reasonable physical force where necessary and to discipline pupils for bad behaviour on the journey to and from school.

"As long as they don't have clear powers you can forget the idea that the system is going to change," he added.

"The statute spells out some pretty clear powers," he said, referring to the state emergency-manager law that allows him to sell city assets, renegotiate labor contracts and possibly recommend a bankruptcy filing.

It signalled that the Cocteaus had a clear power; what emerged further was the beauty.

Without directors given clear power by the president, and ideally the stamp of Congressional approval, it's easier for these regulatory agencies to be captured.

There is reason to believe that Dr. Dean's clear power to press his party to the left this year might turn out to be similarly transitory, rather than transformative.

Even though Ms. Muller's message is blatantly clear — power corrupts — little about it, despite, or because of, her penchant for such an expressive dance language, rises to a visceral level.

Mr. Holder said he would reject some broad claims to executive authority by the Bush administration, saying he did not believe a president had the clear power to act in defiance of a legitimate law.