Sentence examples for has direct authority from inspiring English sources
Gardiner went on, "The consequence is that, for Iran and other missions, Rumsfeld will be pushed more and more in the direction of special operations, where he has direct authority and does not have to put up with the objections of the Chiefs".
So, as Ms. Preckwinkle acknowledges, she now has direct authority over a mere 8 percent of the budget.
"The chief risk officer has direct authority for the risk management of the entire firm, including oversight of the chief investment office," said Kristin Lemkau, a spokeswoman for the bank.
As director of central intelligence, Mr. Tenet has direct authority only over the Central Intelligence Agency, though he technically oversees the rest of the intelligence community, which includes more than a dozen agencies, many of them part of the Department of Defense.
PIs, meanwhile, worked under the aegis of department heads, deans, the university's provost, and ultimately the vice president for research, who has "direct authority over research policies (including compliance policies) and internal research funds" and can therefore exercise "influence over the faculty".
Each branch of government has direct authority over federal rights.
The Chief Officer shall have direct authority over all Readjustment Counseling Service staff and assets, including Vet Centers.
They were working in the national reinvention labs, and neither had direct authority over any federal agency.
Mr. Ridge does not have direct authority over any of the agencies, even as spending for domestic security surges.
Now, I don't necessarily have direct authority over that, although I can in certain instances pull a trump card and escalate it.
