remit
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The Pentagon, in a striking expansion of its remit, would help finance the oil venture and reap the rewards of its future output.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The figures cover those larger illegal sites for which the Environment Agency is responsible, and do not include confiscation orders for smaller fly-tipping offences, which fall under the remit of local authorities.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
She said some are met with disbelief which can be particularly "damaging", while even when the trauma is recognised others are told they are "too complex, unsuitable or outside the remit of available services."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Lewis, a former boss of British grocer Tesco, was brought in to lead from the start of the year with a remit to turn things around for the group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“The lad risked the penalty to see justice done. I suggest you remit the sentence.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Ben Zaranko, from the Institute of Fiscal Studies, told Newsnight the remits of the pay review bodies should not include managing the economy-wide level of inflation.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2022
If these assistants had smaller remits, they might be easier to build.
From The Verge ● Aug. 28, 2019
One of the Sheila Foundation’s remits will be to support The Countess Report, which has collected data on male-female ratios in Australian art since 2008.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2019
Airbnb also collects and remits taxes for the Greater Boise Auditorium District.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2017
He rarely remits that penalty: more often he visits it to the full.
From All's Well Alice's Victory by M. Lewin
“And the damages paid to the states should be remitted to the independent venues, promoters, festivals, and fans that have suffered under Live Nation’s monopolistic reign over the last 15 years.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
The policy was well designed: shipowners could have those fees remitted if they ordered a U.S.-built vessel within three years.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2025
Judge Greensmith's ruling was set aside and the case was remitted to a different judge.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
It then oversaw meal distribution, sent the state claims for reimbursement and remitted the federal funds back to its partners, according to the Justice Department.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022
On this occasion the king released political prisoners, remitted taxes, endowed temples, forgave rebels, increased military preparedness and, in short, did all the things that modern rulers do when they wish to stay in office.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Future studies could look at whether those receiving pain treatment are receiving mental health care and whether that care is remitting symptoms.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2023
For those whose relapsing remitting form of the disease develops into progressive MS, only some are eligible to the one form of treatment available.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2023
The foundation sued PJT the following year, claiming the bank had been negligent in failing to more closely supervise Caspersen after he delayed in remitting the $8.1 million fee to the bank.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
Just from listening to him every day, he’s by no means remitting conspiracy theories and false rhetoric on his show.
From The Verge ● Dec. 7, 2021
Remiss, rē-mis′, adj. remitting in attention, &c.: negligent: not punctual: slack: not vigorous.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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