Sentence examples for has sole authority over from inspiring English sources

The US government has sole authority over whether immigrants and refugees of any nationality enter the US.

The Indonesian government owns almost three-quarters of the country's land, and therefore has sole authority over its disposal and use.

The Dayton Accords created a largely autonomous central bank, which has sole authority over monetary policy and the issuing of currency.

The administration maintains that the president has sole authority over such strikes, while the other side is arguing that judicial review is required.

The bishops who run the 194 dioceses have sole authority over their diocesan priests and handling accusations of sexual misconduct.

Such an approach was also consistent with prewar notions of constitutionalism — that the states had sole authority over issues of property.

Paulson & Co has not been charged; the firm issued a statement saying that ACA, as the third-party collateral manager, had sole authority over the selection of securities in the CDO.

Duke's board defended its actions, saying simply that it had lost confidence in Mr. Johnson's ability to lead the company and that the board alone had sole authority over this decision.

States have sole authority over their own medical practices, he said, and only they can institute policies to track a disease like variant C.J.D., which has not turned up in this country.

In exchange for bribes and illegal payments made to his friends by brokerage firms, Mr. Silvester, who had sole authority over the state's pension fund, gave the firms lucrative investment contracts.

As comptroller, Mr. Hevesi had sole authority over the fund, and Mr. Morris appears to have been paid handsomely for making introductions: state investigators believe that at least $25 million in fees were paid to Mr. Morris's business interests during Mr. Hevesi's four-year tenure.