"give power over" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express that someone has the authority to make decisions or exert control in a given situation. For example: "The Emperor gave power over the kingdom to his son."
BRUSSELS — An effort by the European Union to give power over biotechnology crops back to local authorities has run into serious legal problems.
"To give power over what to do with block grants to people who are only moved by lawsuits is a misguided way of running one's life," he said.
In June, the State Legislature granted Mr. Bloomberg control of the school system, undoing more than 30 years of a decentralized system that was intended to give power over schools to local communities, but created huge disparities and left thousands of children without basic skills.
Still, Berlin continues to oppose giving power over all of its banks to the central bank.
Congress, which the Constitution gives power over tariffs, could have tried to stop the move.
That's because the Constitution expressly gives power over elections to the legislatures.
His speech, as reported by the Guardian, will explain that cities will be given power over local transport, housing, planning, policing and public health.
But it is entirely possible to deal with these eventualities, and to ensure that our own parliament is given power over major deployments.
But Kraft once again limited his coach's responsibilities, giving power over personnel decisions to a general manager who reported to him.
It's a casual joke, an ironic expression of the old fear that if women were given power over men, they'd subjugate them, castrate them, humiliate them.
