Sentence examples for seek authorization for from inspiring English sources

And that's why I've made a second decision: I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American people's representatives in Congress.

It is a system so perverse that it forces us to hire clerks whose only role is to seek authorization for needed procedures.

But note the verb: "should take military action" — not will — which set up Obama's second, more important, and quite correct decision: "I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American people's representatives in Congress".

Randi Weingarten, the teachers' union president, decided to seek authorization for a strike last week, after negotiators for the city said they were too busy to deal immediately with round-the-clock contract talks.

How can one value the frustration of doctors as they negotiate with the insurance plans, or of patients who seek authorization for procedures or lose coverage when they lose their employment?

"This is a giant step forward," Mr. Ashcroft said at the Justice Department, adding that he would swiftly increase the number of lawyers both at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and in prosecutors' offices around the country to seek authorization for new wiretaps and surveillance orders to combat terrorism.

They come to the board seeking authorization for medical treatment and replacement wages — in short, a quick and fair resolution from a system set up to replace fractious court fights between employers and employees.

In 1999, the United States, expecting a Russian veto of military intervention to stop Serbian attacks on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, sidestepped the United Nations completely and sought authorization for the use of force within NATO itself.

That prospect emerged Monday when Britain, Spain and the United States were forced to withdraw a joint resolution before the Security Council that sought authorization for military action against Iraq but that failed to gain the necessary backing.

The defence is arguing that police misrepresented the nature of the device when seeking authorization for its use.

"We are glad the president is seeking authorization for any military action in Syria in response to serious, substantive questions being raised," House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in a statement.