But according to the board's rules, if the panel were to decide that Mr. Safir had broken the ethics regulations, it would be empowered to fine him as much as $10,000 per violation, or seek a negotiated settlement.
By "limited," they mean it would be empowered to get into and to propose ballot measures only for matters related to governance, electoral reform and budget reform (so no civil liberties would be on the table, nor would education or health care, for example).
That seems like it would be empowering, except that the world is still a very dangerous place for trans people.
It would be empowering to see Lifetime own the sector of TV "for women," to refuse to apologize for how that type of programming fits into pop culture, and embrace it. .
Borysenko concludes that it would be empowering for menopausal women to reframe their symptoms in light of this spiritual practice, by "consciously thinking of their self-limiting beliefs, erroneous thoughts, stresses, and ego attachments and allowing them to be burned up in the inner fires of transformation" (141-2).
While many leaders wishing to show they cared might call the injured employee, David knew that ultimately it would be the individual managers who would be empowered to collectively champion better safety for every single employee around the world.
If those constitutional changes were made, the people of Wales would be empowered – if they wanted it – to seek a referendum on independence.
It was reckoned that, for a start, he would be empowered to identify the size of the debt, both commercial and government (often one and the same) and the extent of Dubai's toxic assets.
Al Gore suggests that it is teachers, and not bureaucrats and politicians, who would be empowered and gain respect in his administration.
In addition, the government would be empowered to stop a strike if it would cause "serious hardship to the community" or be "prejudicial to the national interest".
"They've decided to get on one horse, and it's the horse that would back a transition plan that Kofi Annan would be empowered to implement," she told another.
