Sentence examples for curtail powers from inspiring English sources

A report by the joint committee on human rights (JCHR) welcomes government promises to curtail powers contained in schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 but says officers must have a "reasonable suspicion" of any passenger's involvement in terrorism before they can download and retain the contents of mobile phones or laptops.

The two sides had held several days of talks in Costa Rica that ended in stalemate as the de facto government refused to accept a proposal that would have called for Mr. Zelaya to be reinstated, although with significantly curtailed powers.

Last summer, an accident at a local utility curtailed power to Owens Corning's plant in Kansas City, Kan., sending it scrambling to find alternative energy.

The toll from the nuclear disaster — which has disrupted farming and fishing, curtailed power supplies across eastern Japan, and inflicted other wounds on the economy — is yet to be tallied.

They were members of the Baganda ethnic group and furious that Mr. Museveni's government was trying to curtail the powers of their traditional king.

On September 7 the parliament voted to curtail his powers and to institute a collective leadership.

It would curtail the powers of the president and redistribute them more fairly across government.

There are dark threats from ministers to curtail the powers of the Lords.

Lord Falconer made clear that the government intends to drastically curtail the powers of the Lords.

The arrangement would permanently curtail the powers of the current legislative minorities with respect to ethics enforcement.

Mr. Javanfekr's arrest and conviction had also been seen as a move to curtail presidential powers.