Sentence examples for granted extraordinary powers from inspiring English sources

The Botocudo believed that spirits inhabited the sky and interceded in human affairs through the mediation of shamans, persons to whom were granted extraordinary powers.

To preserve those freedoms, the reporters and editors were granted extraordinary powers, including a controlling ownership stake and the right to dismiss their editor and publisher.

Analysts are guardedly optimistic about the bailout's prospects, noting that the new company has been granted extraordinary powers to restructure loans, foreclose on assets and liquidate companies.

Vice-Admiral Mitchell was granted extraordinary powers regarding the death sentence and Temeraires marine complement was hastily augmented for the voyage to England.

"Australia's counter-terrorism laws grant extraordinary powers to law enforcement officials, including the power to detain an individual without charge.

The bargain is a terrible one for Kiev: It stipulates that Ukraine must adopt a constitutional reform granting extraordinary powers to the Russian-occupied regions, and that the reforms must satisfy Moscow's proxies.

In March 2011, Michigan passed Public Act 4, updating the emergency manager law and making Parker's work somewhat easier; the law grants extraordinary powers, including the ability to overrule or dismiss elected officials.

Both legitimized authoritarian rule by saying that corruption in the Senate was hampering the powers of the head of state; both pressured the Senate to grant extraordinary powers to deal with a crisis, falsely claiming that they would rescind those powers once the crisis was over; and both relied on their strong control over military force.

Indeed it was Churchill who, in a letter to the home secretary upon the release of Oswald Mosley, indicated that the willingness of the executive to yield extraordinary powers granted by parliament at times of emergency, was "really the test of civilisation".

On April 16th, Turkish voters will be asked to approve a series of changes to the constitution that would — you guessed it — grant extraordinary powers to the job that Erdoğan now holds.

The director and actors are granted extraordinary freedom".