Effective 2003, universities have become independent juristic persons and have been given considerably more discretion by the law to act without ministerial control.

Global commodity prices aren't under prime ministerial control, and the sub-prime crisis didn't start here.

The arm's length approach usually associated with quangos means that normal departmental patterns of ministerial control do not apply.

Senior union leaders, often powerful figures in the Francoist political system, were nominated from above, or chosen in elections under ministerial control.

It was formerly an executive agency but following the passing of the it was made independent of ministerial control, and answers directly to the Scottish Parliament.

Any salary above this level under ministerial control has to be approved by the chief secretary to the Treasury.

I have a few of the same problems with some of the organizations under my ministerial control.

In 1892, the Forrest government had overseen the creation of a Department of Education under ministerial control, while maintaining state aid to private schools.

ACAS has had a troubled life and its powers have been limited and subjected to greater ministerial control by the Employment Act 1980.

However, it is clear that ministerial control will extend well beyond the determination of a national curriculum framework.