powers

Example Sentences

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It was George Osborne who created the combined mayoralties and started the transfer of what might have appeared relatively modest powers, over transport for example.

From BBC

Those include prime ministerial term limits, a new upper house of parliament, stronger presidential powers and greater judicial independence.

From Barron's

The 10th Amendment says powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for states and the American people.

From Los Angeles Times

Since OpenAI's ChatGPT revealed the powers of AI on its 2022 debut, ByteDance has believed the technology "would become an even more important application than web search", CEO Liang Rubo said last month.

From Barron's

So when Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff described Red Bull as the "benchmark" on the first day of the test, there were those who wondered whether he was doing so in an attempt to persuade the powers that be that a rule change before the first race was not necessary.

From BBC