Example sentences of "power make " in BNC.
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| 1 | For most Arabs , the original betrayal occurred at the height of the First World War , when the allied powers made conflicting promises to each other , as well as to the Jews and Arabs . |
| 2 | There , a mosaic of national and racial groups and the sensitivity of great powers made it impossible to find either simple or peaceful geographical solutions to political problems . |
| 3 | In accordance with powers made available to it under the new Constitution enacted in July 1991 [ see p. 38332 ] , the government issued a decree on April 23 placing the entire country under a state of emergency for four days to combat a serious energy shortage . |
| 4 | The main purchaser was Saudi Arabia , and the main supplier the USA , but all regional powers made major purchases and all major industrial countries received orders . |
| 5 | Eisenhower 's feelings at the start of the Anglo-French action against Egypt were strikingly summed up in one notable outburst : I 've just never seen great powers make such a complete mess and botch of things … |
| 6 | They have statutory powers to make by-laws concerning the number , health and welfare of commoners ' animals , and payments for marking such animals , and for pigs turned out in pannage time . |
| 7 | ‘ I have the powers to make whatever inquiries I think fit and also , if necessary , to examine him in the Federal Court , ’ said Mr Ramsay . |
| 8 | These included powers to make loans for land acquisition and works within the designated districts ; loans for site-preparation works ; and grants for rent relief within Partnerships . |
| 9 | The Governor was given wide powers to make rules concerning the branding , sale , and transfer of cattle . |
| 10 | Next it will be the turn of the French , whose parliament is debating a bill which would increase police powers to make random checks on suspected illegal immigrants . |
| 11 | In Western Europe legislators have ceded sweeping powers to make detailed regulations to central government executives , allowing them in effect to write up the law ‘ as they go along ’ in a discretionary way . |
| 12 | Secondly , there are statutory instruments and other legislative documents made in exercise of statutory powers to make rules , but which are not subject to the 1946 Act . |
| 13 | The latter has limited powers to make judgments in the first instance , subject to the right of appeal to the the Court of Justice . |
| 14 | ( d ) He has wide powers to make regulations governing all police officers under sections 33 and 37 of the Act . |
| 15 | ‘ No court shall exercise its powers to make a specific issue order or prohibited steps order — ( a ) with a view to achieving a result which could be achieved by making a residence or contact order ; … |
| 16 | ‘ No court shall exercise its powers to make a specific issue order or prohibited steps order — ( a ) with a view to achieving a result which could be achieved by making a residence or contact order ; … |
| 17 | She asked the powers to make her into a Stone as well but this was not granted . |
| 18 | The flaw in this idea was that the Assembly was to have no executive powers and no powers to make or unmake ministers . |
| 19 | But in England and Wales a total of 48 designated areas had new powers to make loans and grants for industrial building ( economic regeneration soon became the most important feature ) and to declare improvement areas . |
| 20 | Secondly , the zone of tension between the Soviet Union and the West allowed national liberation movements to play one side off against the other : on the one hand , fear of ‘ communism ’ induced some colonial powers to make political concessions , while on the other the Soviet Union often provided political support , arms and training to these movements . |
| 21 | The Secretary of State for Scotland has statutory powers to make pension orders in relation to the STG . |
| 22 | He said that the reserve powers to make pension orders would be used to secure existing pension rights if a subsidiary did not take the steps that , the Secretary of State considered appropriate to secure the pension rights of its employees . |
| 23 | In Aitken v. Motherwell and Wishaw Licensing Court , 1071 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 25 , it was held that a licensing court had no powers to make policy or blanket decisions ( see Re Findlay [ 1985 ] A.C. 318 ) , and in Keith v. Dunfermline Town Council , 1068 S.L.T. ( Sh.Ct. ) 51 , the refusal of a permit for amusements with prizes on general grounds was found to be unreasonable . |
| 24 | Criminal courts do , however , have powers to make orders about costs in various circumstances . |
| 25 | Both bodies regularly inspect the homes and have powers to make sure that care and other conditions reach specified standards . |
| 26 | The MMC has wide powers to make recommendations , and the Secretary of State to act on these recommendations , yet on only a few occasions have companies been formally penalized as a result of MMC investigations . |
| 27 | The Minister has said that his Department has contacted the local authorities , but when will the Government accept that the local authorities have the strategy and the enabling powers to make provision for housing , especially for the homeless and perhaps for some of the 40,000 personnel who will be leaving the armed forces in the near future ? |
| 28 | The legislative field is divided between the Union and the states , the former possessing exclusive powers to make laws with respect to matters grouped under 97 headings in the Constitution including foreign affairs , defence , citizenship and trade with other countries . |
| 29 | The legislative field is divided between the Union and the states , the former possessing exclusive powers to make laws with respect to matters grouped under 97 headings in the Constitution including foreign affairs , defence , citizenship and trade with other countries . |
| 30 | Finally , they have default powers to make such orders themselves if they think that an order is necessary to prevent ‘ material prejudice ’ to an approved structure plan . |