11.   Instead, regents of individual institutions and systems were given the power to set standards, the reports said.

12.   Police officers are being given new powers to help combat crime.

13.   Shareholders as the electorate are given the power to elect and dismiss their leaders, the directors.

14.   The army was given emergency powers to help tackle the rising violence.

15.   The Bill puts the customer first by giving stronger powers to the regulators of telecommunications, gas, electricity and water.

16.   The Government have no intention of giving power to anyone except those who hold the purse strings.

17.   The police have been given special powers to help them in the fight against terrorism.

18.   Their whistles give them power, a rare commodity among revolutionaries.

19.   We will introduce new legislation giving stronger powers to deal with cartels.

20.   This bill will give more power to local authorities.