Sentence examples for empowered to delay from inspiring English sources

Every member of the military and the lawyers who operate in all branches, at the National Security Council and elsewhere, must be well versed in the law of war and feel empowered to delay — and if need be, reject — an illegal order.

Women should be empowered to delay or avoid pregnancies whenever they need to do so.

Women should be empowered to be able to delay or avoid pregnancies whenever they need to do so.

If passed, the bill would "likely increase the number of conflicted board panelists empowering companies to delay the board's work for years, if not decades," said UCS's Rosenberg.

The receiver, who will report directly to the judge, will be empowered to order fixes now delayed or thwarted by Civil Service rules, collective bargaining agreements and bureaucratic red tape, lawyers said.

The 15-member Council is empowered to grant one-year delays in trials at the International Criminal Court, where the Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, and his deputy, William Ruto, face charges of crimes against humanity stemming from deadly political violence in Kenya six years ago.

Why, when the government finally flinched from taking tax credits away from people and was forced to delay reform of disability benefits, did it feel empowered to push through attacks on social housing?

Now the recently formed Metropolitan Board of Works was empowered to raise £3m and instructed to start work without further delay.

A community empowered to govern itself".

They're empowered to do so.

We felt empowered to be better parents".