discretion

Example Sentences

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He is against monetary policy discretion and in favor of rules, but not very rigid rules that don’t leave space for discretion.

From The Wall Street Journal

This included the Canada Media Fund, a resource derived from government and industry contributions that national broadcasters can allocate at their discretion.

From Los Angeles Times

That amount is across all sports, and the schools have discretion on how to distribute those funds across their athletics.

From MarketWatch

At the time, her advice seemed silly, as I couldn’t imagine anything that might keep me from acting at my own discretion.

From Literature

"This obviously completely dismantles Hugo Chavez’s oil model," said oil analyst Francisco Monaldi, while pointing out that the state will retain some discretion over the issuing of contracts to private players.

From Barron's