give security
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Activists, however, say the state of emergency provisions are so nebulous that they give security officials unfettered latitude.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
The government is planning to introduce new legislation to give security services greater powers and is considering a new law requiring people working on behalf of foreign states to formally register their activities.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
Other efforts broadly aimed at containing foreign influences include new national-security and counterterrorism laws that outline threats to China’s interests and give security forces stronger legal footing to curb them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2016
In a report to the court, anthropologist, Irma Alicia Velasquez Nimatuj said "The military outposts were installed in the region to give security to the landowner's farms and to take possession of the lands. "
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2016
I only need that fatal three thousand, and on my part I can give security for that sum with infinite gratitude, and I propose a plan which—” “Enough, Dmitri Fyodorovitch, it's said and done.”
From The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
