Sentence examples for increased the role from inspiring English sources

Once in office, he increased the role of the president.

He presided over the creation of a massive new government bureaucracy, the Department of Homeland Security; expanded Medicare; and in various other ways increased the role of government in the lives of Americans.

In truth, Mr. Vieira de Mello began his work there with too heavy an authoritarian hand, but he soon backed off and increased the role of the Timorese in the transition.

Wood increased the role of Cubans in government and supervised elections that gave Cuba its first elected president, Tomás Estrada Palma.

In June, the union sued the Board of Regents, which sets state education policy, arguing that last-minute changes the Regents approved had increased the role of student test scores in teacher evaluations beyond what the 2010 law permitted.

CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi swore in nine new cabinet members on Tuesday in a reshuffle that increased the role of Islamists in the upper ranks of the government but is not expected to herald any immediate policy shifts.

How about doing the opposite and increasing the role of big insurance companies?

George Bush's education proposals increase the role of the federal government.

And most of them found his proposal to increase the role of private insurance companies troubling.

Vastly increase the role of diplomacy and thereby bring Russia aboard its Mideast initiatives.

Dr. Pert's ministry centered on increasing the role of laity and especially of women.