Sentence examples for powers bestowed from inspiring English sources

Lambie was seen as untouchable, and police said he was considered "the devil" who had magical powers bestowed on him that meant he could not be hurt.

In the case of Bear Stearns, the Fed had relied on emergency powers, bestowed by the Federal Reserve Act, that allow it to lend in "unusual and exigent circumstances," when the loans are "secured to the satisfaction" of the Fed.

Over his 10-year term as the head of UNEP, the Brazilian-born Steiner has overseen a significant increase in its budget and beefed-up powers bestowed on it at the Rio+20 Earth summit in 2012.

The government quietly revealed last week that the president had approved 26 new laws on Thursday, when the 18-month decree powers bestowed on him by Congress were set to expire, but officials withheld offering the full text of the new laws until this week.

The era of the early republic also saw the growth, especially among the urban educated elite of Boston, of a gentler form of Christianity embodied in Unitarianism, which rested on the notion of an essentially benevolent God who made his will known to humankind through their exercise of the reasoning powers bestowed on them.

(originally known as Captain Marvel) was conceived in 1939, a simpler time; the character is a child who transforms into a gaudier version of Superman by shouting "Shazam!," his powers bestowed upon him by a wizard bearing the same name.

Someone who is unelected, will not debate, but will use the power bestowed by his birthright must be questioned".

Someone who is unelected, will not debate but will use the power bestowed by his birth-right must be questioned".

The immense power bestowed on Mendes by the budget — the cast, and the machinery — of "Skyfall" is deployed with no risks.

In the middle of the razzle-dazzle of the US election campaign, we should remember how empty the power bestowed on inauguration day can be.

With the granting of power there comes attendant obligation - the obligation to discharge the power bestowed on the officer fairly, impartially and honestly without fear or favour, prejudice or disfavour.