The clerics yielded on subjects they deemed secondary when the balance of power left them with little choice and managed to preserve their authority.
Prior generations of justices mostly hid behind their robes to preserve their authority, and some current members of the court seem more like legal technicians, dispassionately adjusting the law.
Paradoxically, the attacks by Al Qaeda helped to reinforce the status quo they were aimed at overturning, giving breathing room to Arab strongmen who relied on fear and repression to preserve their authority.
CAIRO — Egypt's military rulers and the Muslim Brotherhood escalated their confrontation on Friday as the generals threatened to use "the utmost firmness" to preserve their authority and the Islamists presented a reunited front with some of their former allies from the revolt against Hosni Mubarak.
The nobles will preserve their authority over the people, but without any grievous tyranny or any breach of private property, because such a tyrannical government promotes not the interests of the whole body, however it may that of some individuals.
Without three divisions of power, stationed to watch each other, and compare each other's conduct with the laws, it will be impossible that the laws should at all times preserve their authority and govern all men.
The amendment provides no new powers or rights to the states, but rather preserves their authority in all matters not specifically granted to the federal government.
"In an abundance of caution, we have been advising our member cities to enact cultivation ordinances — in this case a ban — to make sure they preserve their regulatory authority whether the cleanup bill goes through or not," said Tim Cromartie, legislative representative for the league.
The reality is that the intelligence leadership will talk about the need to make changes and restore public confidence, but behind the scenes, they will double down to preserve their existing authorities.
More than 1,000 families who suffered losses in the attack have filed legal papers preserving their right to sue the authority, one of its lawyers said in court.
