Example sentences of "it has no power " in BNC.
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1 | It has no powers of its own , acting rather as a technical antenna through which individual members can discuss difficult areas and reconcile conflicting views . |
2 | It has no powers to impose solutions on a local authority , but it can insist on adequate publicity for its reports ; 3 . |
3 | Lothian Region Transport is a bus company which , although owned by the Council , acts independently as though it were a privately owned firm , it has no powers or funding to subsidise bus services . |
4 | Unlike the Security Council , it has no power to force any government to act on its recommendations but , because those recommendations carry the weight of world opinion behind them , they are usually acted upon . |
5 | Thus it has no power to determine whether unauthorized interceptions are taking place . |
6 | This might be achieved using the power of guardianship , often regarded as toothless as it has no power to enforce medication . |
7 | What most disturbs General Synod , it seems , is that , despite being the voice of the Church , it has no power to create ecclesiastical law without endorsement from Parliament . |
8 | That was an order with which it was probably impossible for the health authority to comply , because it has no power , contractual or otherwise , to require doctors to act in a way which they do not regard as medically appropriate . |
9 | The Court of Appeal said in Sullivan v West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive [ 1985 ] 2 All ER 134 that although the court has power to limit the number of medical or other expert witnesses , it has no power to bar a party from calling expert evidence including actuarial evidence provided he has complied with the rules . |
10 | Even when it has that opportunity , because directions have to be sought , it is clear , as we have seen above from Sullivan v West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive , that it has no power to exclude such evidence at the interlocutory stage other than to limit the number of witnesses . |
11 | The Panel is not a statutory body , which has the advantage of informality , approachability and lack of bureaucracy , but it has no power to impose punishment . |