Sentence examples for modest powers from inspiring English sources

From 1 April, Holyrood has modest powers to cut or increase income tax rates.

Despite its modest powers, the United Nations mission did bring new attention to a phenomenon that has eluded the efforts of the Pakistani government to solve.

Unlike many of his peers, the Captain, alter ego of a scrawny "kid from Brooklyn" named Steve Rogers, is endowed with fairly modest powers.

"We're the indigenous people, so some of the resources should be ploughed back to us," says Sven-Roald Nystoe, president of the Sami parliament, which has modest powers of self-government.

And, since the Amsterdam treaty came into force on May 1st, it can stop a new commission from taking office.These modest powers have been enough for the parliament to do some useful things.

The success of London's mayor has also been a boost, and northern councils have had to come together to fight more strongly for HS2, a proposed high-speed railway.Many cities have already been given modest powers through a scheme known as "city deals".

Don't let the modest power number fool you.

This might be "a bit of an illusion", given the modest power of most American allies.

For someone whose previous statistics suggested a below-average hitter with modest power at best, the improvement is shocking.

The coming Turbo4, despite its modest power, may turn out to be the popular choice of Saab customers.

The body is so stiff and quiet that I kept finding myself speeding, despite the modest power.