Sentence examples for pre-existing authority from inspiring English sources

This resolution of the issue suggests that the Committee accepted the Department's view that the Secretary had pre-existing authority to grant oil and gas leases in the Moose Range, and was concerned only with the way in which he exercised his discretion.

Although the surveillance measure has expired, intelligence officials are still able to use wiretapping tools under pre-existing authorities.

In West Africa, the decline of the slave trade challenged pre-existing political authorities who defended their interests through violence.

Its often knotty procedures are designed to accrue powers to the central authority while moderating the authority of pre-existing nations.

Devolution of powers to new artificially created units failed to build from existing tenure institutions, bringing the CR's administrative authority into competition with the customary authority of pre-existing local management institutions (Hesse et al. [2000]).

To assemble our third annual ranking of the best steakhouses in America, we started by compiling a list of more than 200 of America's leading examples, culled from pre-existing rankings by leading authorities both in print and online, and also based on suggestions from chefs and restaurateurs from across America.

Pre-existing relationships with other regulatory authorities who can validate their ability to operate successfully and safely in cities across the world.

A.I.G. payments early this year to the same employees elicited public outrage, though government officials said then that they had little legal authority to rescind pre-existing contracts.

In the Newsnight interview, which has had over 9 million views on YouTube, the comedian said: "I don't get my authority from this pre-existing paradigm which is quite narrow and only serves a few people.

Furthermore, Lower Siret Floodplain network is surprisingly more centralized around a small number of public authorities, and the pre-existing power of public bodies likely inhibit the capacity of the NGO to collaborate with private stakeholders.

In sum, pre-existing relationships with local public health authorities provided a foundation for the goodwill needed for CBOs to secure consistent referrals of recently diagnosed HIV-infected persons.