He gave the Jesuits wide authority to deal with convents, schools, and other institutions.

It was given wide authority in social issues, including human rights and crime.

There is no serious evidence that agents have been hamstrung by the lack of such wide authority.

The administration had sought wider authority to monitor e-mail correspondence.

The committee has wide authority to review foreign investments in the United States that might have national security implications.

Human rights groups have condemned the act which gives wide authority to the government to crack down and hold anybody.

The commission has wide authority over public services in the metropolitan area.

The church has wide authority in this predominantly Catholic country.

"The President has a very wide authority to carry out activities secretly or publicly, as he chooses," the marine said.

But he said companies get into trouble when they give managers wide authority to ignore and override the computer.