limit of the authority

He was under no illusions about the limits of the authority that had just been handed to him.

It specifies the very terms and limits of the authority thus conferred.

The proliferation of counterfeit T-shirts, probably the most commonly imitated items, illustrates the limits of the authority's powers.

The limits of the authority of officers, more than the degree of visible tactical control, is an emphasis of Confucianism.

The vote of the American bishops, one of the most influential of the regional bishops' groups, sets a confrontational tone in a long struggle about the limits of the authority of the conferences.

"During the Edo period," he continued, "the yakuza were playing the role of police in some respects, and the yakuza were always having the feeling they were doing business within the limits of the authorities.

With that in mind, the constitution should make it clear that Iraq's elected government must have full authority to decide how long foreign troops should remain in the country, the limits of the authority such troops can assert over Iraq's own security forces and whether any permanent military bases should be conceded to the United States.