Sentence examples for sole power over from inspiring English sources

In January 1970, Police Commissioner Howard R. Leary took away the chief of detective's traditional sole power over promotions.

They will have sole power over approving registration, and will closely monitor the work of the organisations.

He said that divestment often meant persuading a pension fund board to sell shares because few state treasurers have sole power over pension funds.

Others dismiss such concerns as unfounded, saying that the chief of staff would not be the decision maker on policy and would hardly have sole power over who has access to the president.

For example, the British and Germans have both objected to the idea of giving the Union "exclusive competence" (ie, sole power) over the internal market's "four freedoms", which include human movement.

Others dismiss such concerns as unfounded, saying that Mr. Daley, who is to start his new job as early as next week, would not make decisions on policy and would hardly have sole power over who sees the president.

Mugabe would always tell him that, despite having held sole power for over two decades, he'd love to give it up.

Ironically, the sole power it now has over raters is to reinforce their oligopoly.

Hovering over Mr. Mugabe's effort to reclaim sole power is the fear that the waves of protests sweeping North Africa, and the fate of some of its autocrats — detained or in hiding — could come to Zimbabwe.

While Article I gives Congress the sole power to declare war, Article II invests in the president the power of commander in chief over the Army and Navy.

The sole power plant has been shut down.