Sentence examples for limit the powers from inspiring English sources

Instead, he'd like initially to limit the powers available to new civil governments.

We forget, sometimes, that our government was designed to limit the powers of the president.

On Wednesday, Obama raised for the first time the prospect of new legislation to limit the powers of the NSA.

Opponents have said the draft constitution does not do enough to limit the powers of the presidency.

In fact, the Commonwealth government has used its financial powers to limit the powers of the states.

The pope cannot define or limit the powers of a bishop; the powers are "ordinary," inhering in the office itself.

"The government amendments in the Commons also limit the powers of claimants to request a secret hearing to information they hold.

It may be narrowed to limit the powers of religious arbitrators, excluding such sensitive issues as child support, alimony and access to children in cases of divorce.

The Rehnquist court told the Florida judges in effect: Explain why you used the Florida Constitution to limit the powers its Legislature was given by the U.S. Constitution.

One change they want, according to Ergun Ozbudun, a constitutional law professor who worked on the draft, would limit the powers of the president over appointments.

Renzi, the telegenic, youthful leader of the centre-left Democratic party (PD), has placed his authority behind proposals to limit the powers of the senate, Italy's second chamber.