Sentence examples for give authority over from inspiring English sources

The aides also said the administration was hamstrung by rules that give authority over pensions to the state, even though New York City pays the bill.

In a brief interview after leaving the stage, Mr. Santorum criticized Mr. Romney for being unwilling to pledge that he would give authority over health and law enforcement agencies to foes of abortion.

He compared Congress to Pontius Pilate -- the judge in the Bible who authorized the crucifixion of Jesus -- because the bill gives authority over some decisions to the Department of Homeland Security.

Philip Morris has urged that the government be given authority over such cigarettes.

She started a conflict-management team at school that was given authority over on-campus incidents.

Mr. Reed was given authority over Citigroup's Internet strategy and other technology initiatives.

The guides, developed with the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, offer advice for those given authority over someone's finances.

Mr. Duncan has also been given authority over a $5 billion grant program called the "Race to the Top Fund," designed to encourage innovation.

At least two children I knew who had been given authority over younger kids used it to force sexual contact – Williamson seemed to have turned a blind eye.

The office led by Cardinal Ratzinger, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, had actually been given authority over sexual abuse cases nearly 80 years earlier, in 1922, documents show and canon lawyers confirm.

Although the agency was given authority over those types of companies in the Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul legislation passed after the financial crisis, those powers by law could not take effect without a director.