Sentence examples for essentially authorising from inspiring English sources

"Congress is essentially authorising the indefinite imprisonment of American citizens, without charge," she said.

It was essentially authorised murder: an unknown number of the 5,834 prisoners recorded as passing through Valdenoceda during its five years of existence from 1938-43 were simply shot and their bodies dumped in nearby caves.

The UN Charter of 1945 also upholds the Westphalia principles, by stating in article 2 7), that "nothing should authorise intervention in matters essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state".

As one investor after another refused to take its business, essentially questioning the bank's solvency, the Fed called an emergency board meeting to authorise a bailout.

It is a clever thought – but too clever by half in the eyes of observers who think that all member state governments would be reluctant to authorise such a mechanism and that, in any case, a legal response to an essentially political challenge will not do.

But essentially it gives GCHQ & co a licence to hack into any device or network anywhere on the planet if they can persuade the home secretary to sign a warrant to authorise it.

Essentially true.

Yes, essentially.

Not essentially.

Democracy, essentially.

Grieve is recorded as authorising the recording.