Sentence examples for was authorized only from inspiring English sources

The accounting oversight board, which was established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act a decade ago, initially was authorized only to review audits of companies that issue securities in the public market.

But the construction was authorized only up to the city limits of Mount Vernon, the most densely populated city in the county, with more than 70,000 people within 2.4 square miles.

In Cohens v. Virginia (1821), the Court upheld a state lottery law conviction because the federal lottery was authorized only in the District of Columbia.

The Franciscans were authorized only to preach penance.

Killing should be authorized only when it can be demonstrated that capture is impossible.

Also, changes in thermostat temperature can be authorized only by maintenance supervisors.

It can be authorized only for very limited periods of time, and any extension must be separately justified and approved.

Unlike the police, these officers are authorized only to enforce city ordinances by imposing fines and other administrative penalties.

An operation that deliberately targeted women or children alongside terrorist suspects "was to be authorized only under extraordinary circumstances".

He said he informed the owners twice that the players were authorized only to listen and take the information back to their caucus room.

To allay public fears, the government has promised that restarts will be authorized only for reactors that pass rigid new standards that took effect this month.