Sentence examples for restrict the power from inspiring English sources

"The criminal law should protect citizens' rights and restrict the power of the authorities.

Major demonstrations have called for increased civil rights and for constitutional reforms to restrict the power of the monarchy.

The government has plans to restrict the power to strike but their value to London is questionable.

The Tory manifesto attacks "undemocratic strikes" and says it will drastically restrict the power of trade unions to defend workers' rights.

One, made up mostly of German-speaking delegates, wished to create a strong central parliament and to continue to restrict the power of the provincial governments.

Reformers wanted to amend that law to restrict the power of judges to close newspapers and to make it easier for journalists from those publications that have been shut to move on to new newspapers.

The War Powers Resolution of 1973, intended to restrict the powers of the president in committing the United States to military action without Congressional consent, puts as little effort into defining "hostilities" as the Constitution does into "war".

He warned the reforms would restrict the powers of the police.

Mr Grayling's attempt to restrict the powers of the courts to subject the Government's actions to judicial review has been beaten back in the House of Lords.

Another bill would give the president power to choose the attorney-general (currently picked by Congress) and restrict the powers of the courts to challenge the executive.Some of these measures are justified, but others are not.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has taken a position at odds with the White House in urging Congress this week to restrict the powers of a new national intelligence director in developing budgets at the Pentagon.