Sentence examples for given the authority from inspiring English sources

He was also given the authority to investigate obstruction.

Congress, and not the states, is given the authority to regulate interstate commerce.

The FDA was given the authority to regulate tobacco products in 2009.

The academy was founded in 1932 and was given the authority to grant degrees in 1942.

The government had worried that the Bundestag would be given the authority to micromanage the EFSF.

If they were given the authority to do it, they would get it done.

"I was given the authority by the prime minister to take this policy direction.

The local was given the authority to strike by Mr. Short on Thursday night.

Imagine that, inspectors, given the authority to simply drop in, unannounced, to carry out an inspection.

Throughout the process, each child was given the authority to initiate ideas and make decisions together with the classroom teacher.

To placate Mr. Korchnoi, Mr. Schmid was given the authority to ban spectators if they became disruptive.