Sentence examples for committees ability from inspiring English sources

Ashley's unwillingness to go to parliament could test committees' ability to impose their will on reluctant witnesses.

The ethics committee members who resigned yesterday said they had lost confidence in the Olympic committee's ability to enforce its ethics code, according to an Olympic executive who had seen their resignation letters.

The forum said the disconnect between pay and performance cast doubt on the remuneration committee's ability and resolve to do its job.

It also attacks his campaign finance legislation, arguing it would hamper the committee's ability to run ads like that one.

The likely failure of the special Congressional deficit committee to reach an agreement will come as no surprise to most Americans, with recent polls showing broad majorities lacking confidence in the committee's ability to reach a deal.

Accordingly, he believed that continuing to express the expectation of exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period was no longer warranted and limits the committee's ability to adjust policy when needed.

"I consider this to be an obstruction of this committee's ability to do its work.

It was the latest and most graphic illustration of how partisan distrust has crippled the committee's ability to do its job.

Brady, the current chairman, did not return repeated requests for comment, but told the Wall Street Journal that the committee's ability is "to be used not for political fishing expeditions".

Past practices of the CIA compromise the integrity of this committee and undermine the ability of committee members to fulfill our oversight obligations as members to the Select Committee.

Congressional committees have the ability to issue subpoenas to compel witness testimony or to obtain documents.