emergency powers

It is less likely to do so under emergency powers.

Of course, the president might step in and exercise emergency powers.

Only the use of the federal emergency powers helped avoid such problems.

"So as a matter of practical fact, the government has emergency powers."

Through 1924, he used the presidency's emergency powers a total of 134 times.

In May of the same year, a law was passed which granted him emergency powers.

Congress would most likely have rejected any presidential call for emergency powers.

This mission has wide emergency powers, and you are to represent us.

He seeks emergency powers to make spending cuts by himself.

Once declared, the Governor may exercise his additional emergency powers.

I suppose it could be covered under our emergency powers, if we stretch them a little.

A provisional law granted him emergency powers in May of that year.

The Council was provided emergency powers in the event of enemy attack.

The board has no such emergency powers now and can act only if an institution is insolvent.

Needless to say, none of these emergency powers have been exercised thus far.

National emergency powers allow the President unilaterally to control any business activity or person within the country.

The emergency powers may also enable the police to open striking shops by force.

More information is set out in the Emergency Powers section of this site.

The General would have to take emergency powers, Covenant or no.

This is a factor that led to the use of emergency powers by Arroyo in early 2006.

The British government takes emergency powers to deal with the balance-of-payments crisis.

It gave the President extensive emergency powers to meet the worsening conditions.

In response, the government granted itself emergency powers and seized absolute control on the country.

Thousands of people were initially exiled under the military regime's emergency powers.

Civil liberties have been suspended under the "emergency powers" of the regime.