But the full House, after some senior committee members had second thoughts, backed away from giving an outside group such wide powers.

The new regions would have wide powers to control their own security and petroleum resources.

The Commissioner has wide powers to receive information and look at document.

Although most are property of the Imperial family, they have wide powers.

Congress governments, with wide powers, were formed in these provinces.

He says the bill would give religious leaders wide powers over economy, education and publishing, among other critical sectors.

Under the new law, the police have been given wider powers to search and investigate.

The administrator is given extremely wide powers under the Act.

A number of states are pushing for even wider powers.

It also gave security agencies wide powers of search and arrest.