Sentence examples for powers reduced from inspiring English sources

If the vote goes against the company and the board decides to split the role, Mr. Dimon might resign rather than see his powers reduced.

Adding to the mounting criticisms of the Arab League mission, a prominent Syrian dissident, Haytham Manna, who has supported the observers, called for the delegation's leader to be replaced or have his powers reduced.

Nor had other Julio-Claudians hesitated to parade their predominance Claudius, by centralizing the imperial powers, reduced their apparent diversity to one all-embracing imperium; Gaius and Nero revealed the autocracy implicit in the principate with frank brutality.

According to the research, based on the annual Scottish Social Attitudes survey carried out between July 2015 and January this year, 43% of respondents want the EU's powers reduced and 17% want to leave, more than at any time since 1999.

By the Entente Cordiale both powers reduced the virtual isolation into which they had withdrawn—France involuntarily, Great Britain complacently while they had eyed each other over African affairs: Great Britain had had no ally but Japan (1902), useless if war should break out in European waters; France had had none but Russia, soon to be discredited in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 05.

She told a crowd at her party's headquarters recently that until the ban is lifted and the military's powers reduced, "this will be a fake democracy".

Televisa's news stars have chafed at having their personal power reduced.

When she left, Scottish Power reduced the direct debits "slightly" to £108 per month – despite the house being unoccupied.

Not only is power reduced but also the system can transmit data at 1.25Gbps.

Sir Mervyn said these people, and the millions out of work had had their spending power reduced sharply.

The number of homes without power reduced to around 500 by Saturday night and then to just under 100 overnight.