give security
Example Sentences
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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
The government declared the eastern bank liberated on Jan. 24, but paused the offensive to give security forces a chance to recuperate.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2017
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
The very readiness of the Mother-Bird to give security by the mention of well-known names, to offer proof of her social solvency by the eager correctness of her behavior, created reluctance around her.
From The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse by Howells, William Dean
