Sentence examples for less authority over from inspiring English sources

The governor, although able to veto bills and specific items in the budget, has much less authority over state government than does the legislative branch.

Mr. Bush also proposed granting the director somewhat less authority over the estimated $40 billion annual intelligence budget than the commission had called for.

But the intelligence director would have significantly less authority over budgets and personnel than the commission recommended or than the Senate bill sets forth.

If the State Legislature fails to abolish the Board of Education, the next mayor will have less authority over city schools than he requires.

Francesco Rutelli, a handsome 46-year-old former mayor of Rome with little national experience and still less authority over his rowdy hotchpotch of a coalition, would be its fourth.

Mr. Musharraf will maintain control over the agency as long as his interests coincide with General Kayani's, they said, while the new civilian prime minister who emerges from February's elections is likely to have far less authority over the agency.

Defenders of Mr. Reid also said that observers perplexed by his mercurial behavior did not grasp the complexity of his job or the peculiar culture and arcane rules of the Senate, which give him far less authority than Ms. Pelosi has over the House.

It's less clear who has authority over what, and who is responsible when things go wrong.

City leaders had direct authority over less than one percent of the recovery package.

The typical person admitted to a permanent residential care home will cost a local authority over £38,000, less payments due from individuals under the means test.

President Bill Clinton, who appointed Mr. Pitofsky and Mr. Thompson, has been replaced by President Bush, whose executive branch team has been less than enthusiastic about expanding regulatory authority over businesses.