Sentence examples for wield its authority from inspiring English sources

While not a significant admission of liability, it showed that the S.E.C. could wield its authority to extract at least a modest concession in a settlement.

As President Gerald R. Ford's chief of staff in the 1970s he watched uncomfortably as Congress wielded its authority over the president.

Faced with declining popularity, Mr Chávez is wasting little time in setting up new means to wield his authority.

In fact, outside a few port towns, the Crown had to rely on local bigwigs — the New England merchants and Virginia planters — to wield authority in its name.

They repeated their assertions, made since the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law establishing the bureau was signed last July, that it and its director would wield unchecked authority over banks and other financial institutions.

Nichols was a shrewd father — clever about wielding his authority and about maintaining boundaries.

At the same time it could wield political authority.

The British Horseracing Authority is in existence to bang the drum for racing and additionally wield some authority - both of which it has not always been able to do.

But party elders behind the scenes sometimes wield more authority.

Still, the king continues to wield absolute authority on all political matters.

Beyond him, there's no one who can wield such authority over patronage".