But as the president moves ahead with plans to overhaul the armed forces and reduce their authority, those tensions are breaking into the open.

Council moved to reduce his authority by insisting that he produce a Principal's report for each Council meeting.

Still before Congress is a measure that would greatly reduce the administration's authority over how organs are distributed.

In practice, the owners have reduced his authority repeatedly whenever they wanted.

The military continued to demand complete control over the affairs of the state, and met with hostility the attempts to the caliphs to reduce their authority.

City council rejected this plan, as it would reduce both their authority and their numbers.

But most of those who testified said the proposal would greatly reduce the borough presidents' authority.

He also wants to reduce the state parole board's authority to grant early release from prison.

They also limited how and when many line items could be disbursed, significantly reducing the President's discretionary authority.

Starting next year all exporters are supposed to be able to cash in each dollar for 1.3 rubles, reducing the planners' authority to play favorites.