Sentence examples for insufficient powers from inspiring English sources

There is an ombudsperson – a Canadian lawyer – but she has insufficient powers, Emmerson added.

MPs from all parties have widely criticised the ISC in the past, saying it has insufficient powers.

In December 1916 he joined David Lloyd George's World War I coalition government as director general of national service, but, having insufficient powers, he resigned in August 1917.

Anwar noted that, while a fatal accident inquiry into Bayoh's death will be mandatory, the family did not believe that such an investigation would have sufficient remit to cover the wider issues of deaths in custody, use of restraint techniques, racism, lack of police accountability and the insufficient powers of PIRC.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: "Local councils find themselves having responsibility for providing places but with insufficient powers to plan, commission or build schools".

The Conference of Prague would never properly meet, since Napoleon gave his representatives Armand Caulaincourt and the Count of Narbonne insufficient powers to negotiate terms for a peace.

There would be insufficient power for the planet.

There have long been concerns about insufficient power for the city.

It was understaffed, lacked independence and had insufficient power to pursue cases, the report said.

The suspicion is that for whatever reason the aircraft had insufficient power to pull away".

Moreover, during the major blackout in 1977, unable to get a charge from Con Ed, the windmill provided insufficient power.