Sentence examples for exercise the functions from inspiring English sources

Shortly after Afonso VI's coming-of-age in 1662, the King appointed Castelo Melhor his secret notary (escrivão da puridade), a position in which the favourite was able to exercise the functions of first minister.

The new technologies can empower individual journalists, helping redefine what a journalist is and what skills they need – and which citizens can exercise the function.

"The definition of "corrupt conduct" does not extend to conduct that adversely affects or could adversely affect merely the efficacy of the exercise of an official function by a public official in the sense that the official could exercise the function in a different manner or make a different decision.

There is a force in the mind which exercises the functions of a censorship, and which excludes from consciousness and from any influence upon action all tendencies which displease it.

The Politburo "exercises the functions and powers of the Central Committee when a plenum is not in session".

They also characterized his role as a staff post rather than a command, although Groves was already exercising the functions of a commander at Sandia.

5. Management system: the government exercises the functions of an independent regulator and treats both the public health care institution and the private for-profit/non-profit health care institution fairly.

These markets can now exercise the accountability functions associated with citizenship: they can vote governments' economic policies in or out, they can force governments to take certain measures and not others' (Sassen 2003: 70; see generally Schrecker 2009).

Were it to join freely now, or make a public declaration of interest before the charter renewal, then Ofcom would be able fully to exercise the double function which is crucial to the future - to ensure the benefits of fair markets and to strengthen the public service remit at the same time.

PETER J. BOYER: I don't know that Boehner or the others has specifically addressed that issue yet, but I do know that they mean to vigorously exercise the Congressional oversight function.

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