powers
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The shootings also prompted a raft of new gun laws and crackdown on hate speech, as well as greater powers to limit protests.
From BBC
Politicians in Wales will vote on Tuesday whether they agree the country should have powers to set up assisted dying services on the NHS if a landmark law passes in Westminster.
From BBC
While executive powers are defined by the Constitution, presidential authority can vary dramatically.
Limits on his trade powers and slipping poll numbers will inspire a search for ways to increase his leverage abroad and at home—and to keep him at the center of the world’s attention and interest.
ICF uses powerful lasers or electrical charges to squeeze tiny fuel pellets rapidly until their atoms fuse—like a controlled, miniature version of the process that powers the sun.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
