Sentence examples for Authority from inspiring English sources

Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back".

"He is the outstanding football presenter of his generation, combining great authority from his very distinguished playing career with wonderful broadcasting instincts and sharpness – making him a true star performer".

Of all the senators who attempted Wednesday to rally support for the doomed Manchin-Toomey background check amendment, Connecticut's Democratic freshman representative, Chris Murphy, probably faced the greatest temptation to borrow the moral authority of the Newtown families.

The ruling National Front coalition has been weakened by dissent against Abdullah, who has seen his authority erode rapidly since the March vote.

In the end, it was our child who defied the authority of the court.

We have a moral authority and it should not be misused by dictators for their own aims.

If the security problems posed by the royal visit were, and still are, a major challenge to the Irish state's authority, the presence of the Queen is also a big test of the republican dissidents' resolve.

In recent months, the authority has proposed a floating hotel and a heliport for VVIPs in south Mumbai and is looking for other ways to monetise parts of its £7.7bn property.

The imperious tone of that last sentence is the key to the strangely subtle balance of generosity and authority that has enabled Busby to make such a huge contribution to British football.

But it might not actually be that I want your knowledge: I want whoever is the best authority on this to help me, and Evernote theoretically knows that, and could figure out who knows the most about the thing that I'm writing and automatically get access to those people's knowledge".

Refusing to adopt the traditional role of editor as de haut en bas authority, Hamilton has achieved something that feels not unlike a crowdsourced anthology.