Sentence examples for return of powers from inspiring English sources

We could have held out for a return of powers.

Most Conservative MPs would not want to leave the EU outright tomorrow, but want to try for the return of powers from Brussels.

Dismissing the chances of either party securing significant reforms, he said Brussels would fear a "general unravelling" as other countries sought to match the return of powers.

The Tories support seeking the return of powers from the EU to Britain, but the government (to the disgust of many MPs, it should be said) feels that now is not the time, with the euro zone in disarray.

Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee of Conservative backbenchers The things he set out to achieve at the beginning were not sufficient … We have not seen any return of powers here.

We will therefore hold a referendum on the Lisbon treaty; pass a law requiring a referendum to approve any further transfers of power to the EU; negotiate the return of powers, and require far more detailed scrutiny in parliament of EU legislation, regulation and spending.

For Mr Blair and Mr Ahern, the return of power-sharing is the culmination of 10 years' work.

Just as significant as the return of power itself was what it meant for every other aspect of the recovery, specifically transit.

The proposal would allow the return of power sharing in the province without Sinn Féin or the DUP's participation in its devolved government.

And electricians have to be found to install them and sign the paperwork that will allow Department of Buildings officials to permit a return of power.

He proudly pulled out a pink bar graph showing a steady return of power to the city, from a level of dead 0 on April 11 to 72.72 percent on April 17.