Sentence examples for granting increased from inspiring English sources

The Superfund program begins, granting increased authority and funding to federal agencies for cleaning up pollution and contamination.

Israeli officials have suggested that Mr. Barak is considering granting increased autonomy to Palestinians in East Jerusalem -- specifically, more control of public services.

It was Mr. Clinton who signed the order earlier this year granting increased protection to 250,000 acres of federal land in Oregon and Washington State.

The unfair labor practice complaint, filed Dec. 13, accused Honda of illegally interrogating workers, allowing antiunion material to be distributed on company time and granting increased holiday and vacation benefits in the midst of the organizing drive.

A strike by the 5,100 members of the machinists' union at Pratt & Whitney ended today as workers approved a three-year contract granting increased job security but not all of their pension demands -- two issues that prompted the walkout almost two weeks ago.

As Obama's attorney general, Eric Holder issued a 2010 memo granting increased discretion for US attorneys.

The President, who has also expressed concern about mass incarceration, has been steadily granting increasing numbers of petitions for clemency in his second term in office.

Though Pell grants increased after 1996, the educational debt of graduating seniors jumped to $16,928 in 2000 from $9,188 in 1992.

If greater access to our communications is to be granted, increased transparency and independent judicial approval should be introduced as standard.

Black men have also lost ground in other areas, including special-assignment status, which grants increased pay in lieu of rank.

The creators of both UnREAL and Mr Robot – Sarah Gertrude Shapiro and Sam Esmail, respectively – were granted increased control over their high-profile second seasons.