Sentence examples for given that authority from inspiring English sources

If Mr Medvedev has potential as an independent decision-maker, he hid it well.This is not surprising, given that authority still lies with Mr Putin.

What makes last week's complaint particularly interesting is that it is the first time the federal government has moved to close a mine since it was given that authority under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act 33 years ago.

"We have not been given that authority by the Congress". The Center for Health, Environment & Justice sent a letter to 19 major retailers Thursday informing them of the new report and encouraging them to stop selling PVC products.

When authority to sue is given that authority is liberally construed to accomplish its purpose.

Because the F.A.A. was given that authority by Congress, the agency said, many local or state drone rules would not stand up to a legal challenge.

"You can always suggest someone else on your team that might be able to handle some of the work, but I wouldn't directly delegate to others unless you're specifically given that authority," Ms. Broussard says.

There are 60 check-in counters, down from 72 at the old airport too few, given that authorities and airlines haven't yet got the hang of electronic ticketing.

Given that authorities intercept only a fraction of smuggled ivory, the true figure is likely many times larger, meaning the Mombasa-based network may have been responsible for trafficking a large proportion of East Africa's illegal ivory.

Given that authorities recommend you change your smoke detector every 10 years, that's a nice feature.

Given that the authority has already internally concluded that only bank pay should be regulated, it would presumably exercise that right.

Quite right, given that the authorities have gone to extraordinary lengths to bail the banks out.