Example sentences of "have considerable discretion " in BNC.

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1 The authority has considerable discretion in this matter .
2 The tribunal will also have considerable discretion in deciding whether or not the reasons given are adequate .
3 Where business executives are concerned , employers tend to have considerable discretion in the way that they implement redundancies .
4 In conclusion , the argument that the duty of directors to act only in the interests of the shareholders operates to ensure that the will of the shareholders is implemented by the management of the company is fundamentally flawed because the directors have considerable discretion in defining exactly what the interests of the shareholders are .
5 Modern society , it may be argued , is not like a set of neatly intermeshing and well-oiled cogs , but rather a game in which groups of players have considerable discretion so long as they keep within a set of rules which are often themselves rather loosely defined or at least open to negotiation and change .
6 Although local authorities have considerable discretion in staffing matters , some officers must statutorily be appointed .
7 In most expenditure programmes they have considerable discretion over totals and priorities .
8 The great companies and other organisations which make up modern economies have considerable discretion in choosing the goals they will seek to fulfil , and even more discretion in deciding how they will fulfil them .
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