What are we to do?" As a last resort, Farkhunda's family has appealed to the Afghan Supreme Court, which has wide power to impose new sentences or order a new trial.
And international law has wide power to condemn (see the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Segregation Wall), but very little power to resolve.
Once the land or building is in the Minister's possession, he or she has wide power to determine how to use it.
They also said that the investigating magistrate, Christian De Valkeneer, who has wide powers, was not disposed to share the material gathered for his case.
The leader has wide powers over the judiciary, the military, the security forces and, effectively, over the legions of volunteer militias that have been the main enforcers of the clergy's puritanical rules of dress and behavior.
If the High Court decides the relationship between the creditor and the debtor is "unfair" to the debtor, it has wide powers to vary the terms of the loan agreement.
"If the court determines that the relationship between the bank creditor and the borrower is 'unfair' to the consumer, it has wide powers to vary the terms of the loan agreement.
The act created the Interstate Commerce Commission, which today has wide powers to hear complaints against carriers concerning alleged violations of law, to investigate matters in dispute, to order carriers to cease and desist from unlawful practices, and to determine the amount of damages suffered as a result of violations.
On Tuesday, the BBC reported that Ms. Smith, who as home secretary has wide powers over the police and other law-and-order matters, has told Mr. Brown that she wants to quit the cabinet as part of the planned reshuffle, while remaining in Parliament.
In conflict with this assessment, Congress, which, according to the Constitution, has wide powers to legislate the voting process, last reviewed the Voting Rights Act in 2006, only seven years ago.
Ex-Director: Kozlowski Had Wide Power Over Deals.
