There is no disputing the Governor's legal authority to control who gets to serve as an appellate judge.

City officials say they lack the authority to control what goes on sidewalks.

In fact, despite what many believe, local authorities have not controlled schools for many years.

The authority owns the trade center site and controls the retail leasehold.

However, local authorities largely control food regulation enforcement unless the central government steps in.

To make matters worse, one of the few things the parks' authorities cannot control, the weather, was letting us down.

These authorities control a huge slice of public spending such as social services, education, fire and the police.

But he said the authority could not control how the county spent the money.

Do we want legal authorities to control the conditions of detention?

The central authorities controlled most investments directly, and the national plan regulated production.