Sentence examples for councils hand from inspiring English sources

Direct payments, where councils hand over cash to people so they pay for the services they receive, could be extended.

Since there was no land to speak of, it had no feudal system, yet its councils handed down orders like holy writ.

But the final power to grant consent to the scheme, which has been opposed by locals, has been taken out of the councils' hands by the mayor, who has decided to exert his right to grant approval for schemes which he considers strategically important.

With staff costs, councils' hands are effectively tied: pay and conditions for teachers are set nationally and there is an agreement with the Scottish government to maintain the ratio of staff to pupils.

We're currently fighting out of our economic problems with the local council hand tied behind our backs: Councils who have a better credit rating and track record than central government should be allowed to get on and deal with extending their economic remit by being given statutorily defined and constitutionally entrenched powers and finance.

On Tuesday, Barnet council handed the branch keys over to the trustees of Friern Barnet Community Library.

"Bradford council handed over £1.5m to the National Media Museum to help cement its place in the local community," he said.

He said that in 2011 the council handed their station a record-setting, six-figure fine, citing a scene that shows slave girls undergoing virginity checks.

His aides say that the electoral council handed out voter identity cards to those likely to support the Sandinistas while withholding them from opposition supporters.

The German-appointed Regency Council handed over its powers to him, and Piłsudski successfully negotiated a German evacuation of the kingdom.

According to the council's own survey, 86% of the public were against the plans; despite protests organised by local residents, the council handed over the play area.