Example sentences of "[be] [art] power [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , all that remains today of the old inherent rights are the power to control the method of carrying out the functions which Parliament from time to time give to the local authorities and the power to make rules as to the conduct of the meetings of the local authority . |
| 2 | The methods used for controlling debate are the power to apply the closure by a simple majority , though normally the majority must consist of a hundred members ; the power to send bills upstairs for their committee stage to a standing committee and the power , when bills are taken on the floor of the House or in committee , to impose a guillotine . |
| 3 | Not the least power of a totalitarian state is the power to bore the people out of their right minds . |
| 4 | When setting up an overseas settlement , whether for the benefit of his children or other persons , it is vital , if the settlor wishes to alienate the income effectively , that there is no power to revoke the settlement and upon such revocation trust property or income will go to the settlor or the spouse of the settlor . |
| 5 | In interpreting the width of the power to make delegated legislation , the courts will apply certain presumptions , e.g. ( a ) that there is no power to impose a tax unless stated expressly ( Att. -Gen. v. Wilts United Dairies ( C.A. , 1921 ) ; and ( b ) that there is no power to oust the citizen 's right of access to the courts ( Chester v. Bateson ( N.C. , 1920 ) ) . |
| 6 | ‘ The new systems of machines now coming in have great power , and it is a power to change the world . |