Example sentences of "have [adj] power " in BNC.
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| 1 | It runs off a normal car battery and has ample power to drive the punt at a greater rate of knots than you are likely to need , unless you are going to troll for pike ; and then you would be better using a boat rather than a punt . |
| 2 | This court has extensive powers under section 13(3) of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 to reverse or vary the order or decision of the court below and make such other order as may be just . |
| 3 | The High Court has extensive powers on appeal . |
| 4 | One has low power requirements , thereby dissipating little heat , the other has high-density circuitry . |
| 5 | Marxist approaches argue that economic relations more or less determine who has political power and how this political power is exercised , with power being concentrated in the hands of the bourgeoisie . |
| 6 | erm , my Lord , in relation to that erm and er is an example , the European court itself and only the European court has the power to limit the direct effect of the provision , they can say well it has direct effect in these circumstances prospectively , but not retroactively and only the European court , that court alone has that power , all other courts , national courts must , my Lord this is your duty under article five I would submit to enforce article eighty five and three F |
| 7 | The part fits Fox 's mannered but magnetic acting style perfectly , and between them , he and the author have succeeded in making a great comic character out of a man who does almost nothing at all and who speaks only in cheery formulae , and yet has strange powers of happiness denied to those more vulnerable to the wear and tear of life . |
| 8 | The chairman of the PCT central committee is also head of state and has executive powers . |
| 9 | Why has executive power tended to increase in the twentieth century ? |
| 10 | In Aruba the Governor ( currently Felipe B. Trompe ) , who represents and is appointed by the Crown , has executive power in external affairs . |
| 11 | In the Netherlands Antilles the Governor ( currently Jaime Saleh ) , who represents and is appointed by the Crown , has executive power in external affairs . |
| 12 | Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles each has a Governor , who represents and is appointed by the Crown , and has executive power in external affairs . |
| 13 | " In theory , " said Dicey , " Parliament has total power . |
| 14 | You have very little room for manoeuvre within this service , and the Registrar General has reserve powers to impose services on you , and I would have to advice you it would be virtually , or I would have to say it would be impossible to achieve that ongoing reduction in future years . |
| 15 | But he has little power to compel , that is , by his person . |
| 16 | Unlike the UK , where the Court on declaring an agreement " contrary to the public interest " then has little power to impose effective penalties against offending firms , the Commission has considerable powers of enforcement and can fine firms up to 10 per cent of their turnover for operating an anti- competitive practice . |
| 17 | Under the Pelly Amendment , President Clinton has broad powers to impose penalties , including a total ban on imports . |
| 18 | The park authority itself has few powers over agricultural change — control of the largest and a few other farm buildings but little else — and must operate by giving counter advice and offering compensation to the Farmer who proposes an action that is seen to be damaging . |
| 19 | In particular the deterrent effect is weak since the penalties for operating an illegal cartel are inadequate , and the Director General of Fair Trading has few powers to intervene and initiate investigations in situations where there is a suspicion that a secret cartel is in operation . |
| 20 | But it has few powers if they refuse . |
| 21 | The court to which proceedings have been transferred from another court after the making of the bankruptcy order also has this power ( Re A Debtor ( No 2A of 1980 ) ( 1981 ) Ch 148 ) . |
| 22 | ‘ The human body has amazing powers of recuperation . ’ |
| 23 | Similarly , the personnel function in these firms often has amazing power as it manages each individual 's assessment . |
| 24 | It says the cat has magical powers , and that is an end to it . |
| 25 | But it is essentially an inter-generational struggle between a father who has magical powers and a son who is usurping them . |
| 26 | The Treasury is only a small department in terms of the number of civil servants that work there but it has tremendous power as a result of its financial role at the heart of government . |
| 27 | ( c ) Safety regulations Under s11 of CPA 1987 , the Secretary of State has comprehensive powers to issue regulations covering all aspects of product safety but subsuming the regulations already made under the CPA 1961 and Consumer Safety Act 1978 . |
| 28 | For example , a national flag or anthem has symbolic power to instill sentiments of patriotism and to motivate citizens to heroic deeds on behalf of their country . |
| 29 | In this very clean transfer the orchestral and organ sound has real power , and I am particularly impressed by some mighty timpani playing in the Finale , with good hard sticks . |
| 30 | The police officer has additional powers of arrest . |