Sentence examples for long-standing authority from inspiring English sources

Restoring the agency's long-standing authority over broadband telecommunications is much simpler than it appears.

Mr. Dodd, who has been critical of the Fed's failures to spot problems that contributed to the financial crisis, has proposed legislation stripping the central bank of its long-standing authority to regulate banks.

But if given a lawful assignment and our long-standing authority to try alleged violators of the law of armed conflict is clear, even if controversial in some circles we will carry it out with integrity and with all the skill and dedication we can bring.

If the government needs to keep genomic secrets, it says, it should use its long-standing authority to classify information.

At the Tribune, her passionate advocacy challenged the long-standing authority of the Times' Bosley Crowther as the country's major film voice.

The editors of one of the long-standing authorities in the style game, "The Chicago Manual of Style," have arrived with some advice.

And he said MSHA did not use its long-standing legal authority to seek a federal court order against any condition at the mine that created "a continuing hazard to the health or safety of miners".

The long-standing absence of authority in the country led to Somali pirates becoming a major threat to international shipping in the area, and prompted Nato to take the lead in an anti-piracy operation.

In what could be the biggest break in a long-standing cold case, authorities in Minnesota have named a person of interest in the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling, an 11-year-old boy who vanished 26 years ago.

Under long-standing arrangements, Islamic religious authorities administer al-Aqsa.

However, reforms intended to enhance participation and transparency have not in practice changed the existing institutional culture of water management, and a long-standing distrust in local authorities persists.