Sentence examples for winning authority from inspiring English sources
He can talk about winning authority to negotiate new trade agreements, but the economic benefits would be years away.
A day of parliamentary Ping-Pong ended late last night with Prime Minister Theresa May winning authority to begin Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.
AFTER winning authority to borrow to keep the state afloat, the next test of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ability to govern will not involve gay marriage or a constitutional amendment permitting immigrants to be president.
And even supporters of expanded trade say that winning authority from Congress this year to negotiate trade deals in Latin America and other regions could prove difficult for Mr. Bush if American workers and industries feel beleaguered by the economy.
With the Asian financial crisis threatening the health of the American economy, the Clinton Administration has decided to make Congressional passage of $18 billion in new contributions to the International Monetary Fund a far higher priority this year than winning authority to negotiate new trade accords, according to senior Administration officials.
In the end, all those arguments have won authority and policies have changed as a result.
President Obama won authority to increase financing for grants to poor college students by atotal of $17 billion in 2012 and 2013.
He also said he would push hard to win authority to use any tools he viewed as necessary and lawful to protect against a future terror attack.
Mr. Zoellick's most immediate challenge is to win authority from Congress to negotiate trade deals that could not be picked apart through amendments.
Though Ms Bair failed to win authority to raise deposit insurance to whatever level she deems appropriate, lawmakers agreed to a temporary increase, from $100,000 to $250,000, as part of the bail-out.
The city also won authority from the legislature to establish a tax to support a local school, and in 1845 the first free public school in Wisconsin opened there.
