Sentence examples for exercised a power from inspiring English sources

The Commission exercised a power of rulemaking which controls broadcasters.

The prohibition against their making any ex post facto laws was introduced for greater caution, and very probably arose from the knowledge, that the Parliament of Great Britain claimed and exercised a power to pass such laws, under the denomination of bills of attainder, or bills of pains and penalties; the first inflicting capital, and the other less, punishment.

The political environment was also significantly different from today: The Sovereign still exercised a power to be reckoned with in the eighteenth century.

In 2011, as Illinois politicians redrew congressional district maps, they exercised a power grab that was intended to protect those already in office or even gain more seats for Democrats.

When making prototypes becomes accessible and fun then people can exercise a power to do innovation.

Under Clause 14, Congress, like Parliament, exercises a power of precedence over, not exclusion of, Executive authority.

Indeed, it was, in so doing, only exercising a power expressly named in the act creating the commission.

6 (1) For the purposes of exercising a power under paragraph 2 or 3 an examining officer may— (a) stop a person or vehicle; (b) detain a person.

That the assembly exercises a power of determining the Quorum of their own body which may legislate for us.

That the derived inferior power can by no construction or pretence assume or exercise a power to subvert the principal supreme power.

Government decisions are taken by representatives, while those represented, at a local level, are confined to exercising a power of selection between competitive minorities.