Sentence examples for greater powers for from inspiring English sources

A timetable for greater powers for Scotland will be published.

The Treasury has acted swiftly to signal a tougher stance with greater powers for tax inspectors.

There were also unspecified reforms and greater powers for the security and intelligence services.

The authors also suggest that moves towards greater powers for regions was changing investment patterns.

Some of the men had demanded greater powers for the Federal National Council, an elected body that advises the government.

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats paint themselves as the genuine devolutionists and champion greater powers for the Assembly.

She also told the audience that the SNP government would continue to push for greater powers for Scotland.

Mr Schäuble is fending off pressure to tighten data-protection laws and to forgo greater powers for the police.

Chinese legislators have passed the first amendments to the country's environmental protection law in 25 years, promising greater powers for environmental authorities and harsher punishments for polluters.

Mas's Convergència has dominated Catalan politics for over three decades through a policy of negotiating greater powers for and less tax transfer from this relatively wealthy territory.

What seems clear from the polls is that the preferred current option for most Scots is a parliament with greater powers - for example over tax and benefits - but within the UK.