Sentence examples for have authority to shift from inspiring English sources
Though he has not publicly mentioned a filibuster, Mr. Byrd, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has behaved as if he is personally offended by the administration's idea that the department have authority to shift money around on its own, bypassing the appropriations process.
On paper, the state had the authority to shift ground crews from one fire to another but traditionally, for a variety of persuasive reasons, did not exercise this authority.
Republican leaders there argued that the state had allowed too much authority to shift to the executive branch, despite acting after eight years of Republican control under Mr. Walker.
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has asked Congress for the authority to shift more than $1 billion in Pentagon spending to rapidly increase the ability to provide surveillance to battlefield troops, officials said Friday.
The official said that the White House had always planned to shift authority in Iraq from military to civilian hands, but that the timing of that transition had not yet been decided.
The authorities on Friday told the court that they had decided to shift the location of the proposed centre.
The Labour leader had wanted to shift both from their jobs with the aim of asserting his authority over the divisive policy areas that have dogged his leadership.
