Sentence examples for given specific authority from inspiring English sources

In March 1939, Arnold, as Chief of the Air Corps, was given specific authority by the chief of staff to grant exceptions as he saw fit, provided they were unpublicized and he notified the War Department well in advance.

A. Stuart A. Saft, a Manhattan lawyer who is chairman of the Council of New York Cooperatives and Condominiums, said the board has the right to enact a sublet fee only if the proprietary lease gives it specific authority to do so.

In the context of voting rights, an area over which the 15th Amendment gives Congress specific authority, this is a deeply problematic position that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dissenting opinion demolishes.

"We weren't given specifics".

But two people who told me they have direct and independent information regarding the matter said that Barasch, in direct contradiction of his statements to the federal authorities, gave specific and detailed advice to Stanford and Alvarado.

US authorities did not give specific details of this threat.

But the sales were still profitable, the authorities said, although they did not give specific figures.

While Bloomberg declined to give specifics, other city authorities and outside experts indicated that the timeline for reopening New York's vast subway and commuter train systems could stretch well over a week.

She declined to give specific numbers.

He declined to give specific sales figures.

It declined to give specific dollar figures.