Sentence examples for tier of authority from inspiring English sources

The church teaches that its president is a living prophet, who, with his two counselors and the dozen men in the next tier of authority, the Quorum of the 12 Apostles, receives revelation about the church directly from God.

Above him, stifling tiers of authority usurp his powers.

They particularly admire his love of state enterprises and of "red songs".What Mr Wen means by political reform, however, may be no more than a gradual extension of elections of sorts (no opposition parties allowed), from the village level up to higher tiers of authority.

Yet the rails have only just reached 465km (290 miles) from Madrid to the Catalan town of Lerida, thanks not least to wrangling among Spain's many tiers of authority and a political will that jolts between goods-train-slow and election-fuelled frantic.

McRaven had no prior background in education, just as Odierno had no background in finance before being hired to a top-tier position of authority.

Laws wants responsibility for improvements to be handed from the Department for Education to a "middle tier" of local authorities and academy chains, backed by successful schools and headteachers who will be rewarded for helping local underperforming peers.

The only bodies below the tier of district or unitary authority that should realistically wield such power are elected, which means they must be parish or town councils.

"This plot is by waste disposal authority (WDA) – some WDAs contain multiple waste collection authorities (lower tier of local government) so this does not directly portray the variation in the recycling rate of waste collection authorities in England.

Public concern over housing affordability and risks to the financial stability of New Zealand's economy have led to central government intervention and renegotiation of authority between different tiers of government for land use and infrastructure provision.

The single-tier local authority of the city is now Hull City Council (officially Kingston upon Hull City Council), headquartered in the Guildhall in the city centre.

'Hybrid regionalism' puts forward an alternative between old regionalism (in terms of a holistic tier of regional government above local authorities) and new regionalism (or complete reliance on voluntary collaboration for self-interest).