Sentence examples for small council of from inspiring English sources

The focus of the attention is a small council of military leaders unaccustomed to public accountability, let alone having their decisions questioned.

Mr. Carter, who sees religion as one of the "basic causes of the violation of women's rights," is a member of The Elders, a small council of retired leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela.

His swift appointment by a small council of leaders in the Pakistani city of Quetta has angered some, causing rifts within the movement and adding to speculation that the latest wave of violence is linked to the leadership dispute.

By the 21st century both Namor and Namorita were once again without an ongoing title, although Namor was revealed to be a member of the Illuminati, a small council of superheroes that included some of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel universe.

The pro-union Better Together camp won the contest in the first council to declare: the small council of Clackmannanshire in central Scotland recorded 19,036 votes for no to 16,350 to yes, amounting to a split of 54% to 46%.

In RR's time, there was an inviolable rule that unless you were his wife or chief of staff or secretary, or belonged to an extremely small council of familiars, you had to see him in company with a senior White House aide.

Other villages left similar decisions in the hands of traditional small councils of village leaders.

In the villages it is not Taliban officials who decide local issues but jirgas, small councils of village elders whose rulings are highly respected.

In fieldwork involving 49 Indonesian villages, Olken arranged to have major decisions on public-works projects in some settlements decided by plebiscite — in which all citizens get a vote — rather than by the traditional small councils of village leaders.

A general council of all adult men and women decided matters relating to war; a smaller council of chiefs and representatives from each family decided other questions of importance to the group.

These provisions created a smaller council of 15 members, elected solely by the barons, which then had the power to appoint England's justiciar, chancellor and treasurer, and which would be monitored through triannual parliaments.