Sentence examples similar to empowered to substitute from inspiring English sources

The plan of award for the Pulitzer Prizes says that jurors are invited to submit "from three to six recomendations," but cautions that the advisory board is empowered to "select, accept, substitute or reject the recommendations of the jurors". The Columbia University trustees, who make the final awards, only accept or reject the advisory group's report.

Thus, in providing for judicial review of administrative procedural rule-making, Congress has not empowered district courts to substitute their judgment for that of the agency.

Though the acting heads insist they feel empowered to make serious decisions, they have roughly the same authority as substitute high school teachers.

I've developed a theory that, for some bigots in search of a bigotry, the fact that they're no longer (socially) empowered to hate gay folks has caused them to switch over to zoophobic bigotry as a handy substitute.

A community empowered to govern itself".

They're empowered to do so.

We felt empowered to be better parents".

Indeed, consumers are empowered to choose freely and autonomously.

They felt empowered to request improvements.

†The score ranges from 0 (least empowered) to 5 (most empowered).

Its stance was that the objective test would empower the courts to substitute their views on the proper exercise of discretionary power conferred under the ISA for that of the executive in contravention of the separation of powers doctrine.