Sentence examples for for broad power from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, a federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the liquidation of Mr. Madoff's brokerage firm granted a request from the trustee in the case, Irving Picard, for broad power to subpoena witnesses and gather documents as part of Mr. Picard's investigation of the alleged fraud scheme.

Their desire for broad power with few constraints scares people.

Similar to the much-derided anti-social behaviour orders (asbos), PSPOs allow for broad powers to criminalise behaviour that is not normally criminal.

When I first read Stanton's requests to Lincoln asking for broad powers, I accepted his information control as a necessary evil.

It's always depressing when the ineffectuality of one branch of government becomes a punch line, and all the more so when it is in the context of another branch trying to get approval for broad powers.

In anticipation of that expected failure, the State Local Finance Board, which enforces fiscal rules on New Jersey's municipalities, has set a special meeting for Friday to petition the courts for broad powers to oversee more directly the city's tax collection and spending operations.

The Treasury has asked for broad powers and little oversight to buy mortgage-related assets from U.S. banks over the next two years to alleviate the strain on the lending markets, which are choked with bad assets.

First, he called for broader powers for district attorneys to release information from grand-jury proceedings.

In his testimony, Mr. Pandit advocated tougher federal supervision and called for broader powers to allow for the orderly unwinding of large financial companies that fail.

"The request for broader powers is the excuse of first resort of anyone who's failed at national security or law-enforcement tasks," said Mr. Powers.

Months of cabinet discussions have revealed deep divisions on the scope of interpretation for military actions allowed under the law, however, with the LDP pushing for broader powers.