Sentence examples for granted powers to from inspiring English sources

A statute of 1393 granted powers to its citizens to remove weirs from the Thames, and the lord mayor of London's water bailiffs enforced rights of navigation thereafter.

Following the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001 in America, Parliament hurriedly granted powers to intern foreign terror suspects without trial.

Eight people have died in protests by southern Nepalese demanding the change over the past couple of weeks.King HugoVenezuela's National Assembly granted powers to President Hugo Chávez to legislate by decree for the next 18 months.

The course will include teaching from staff at the University of Warwick, which will be the degree-awarding body until the institute is granted powers to confer degrees by the Department for Education, a process that should take two years.

Sir John Holmes, chair of the Electoral Commission, said he was concerned that parties would come to see such fines as "a cost of doing business" and that the commission needed to be granted powers to impose heavier fines proportionate to the levels of spending.

The Silk Commission is also looking at the whether the Welsh government should be granted powers to vary taxes.

"There were candlelight demonstrations, a historical movement, that granted power to Moon.

Finally, in Oct., 1958, President Mirza abrogated the constitution and granted power to the army under Gen. Muhammad Ayub Khan.

What can telecom companies do with this newly granted power to spy on everything you're doing?

I am not willing to imply that Congress has granted power to make such delegations which so ominously threaten the liberty of individuals.

In January, it was granted power to fine companies up to £500,000 for significant offences.