Sentence examples for a shift in authority from inspiring English sources

Mr. Wagner, who was appointed last January, stressed that he did not urge the undoing of the current system, but only a shift in authority.

WASHINGTON — A shift in authority has given military officials at the White House a bigger operational role in creating a backup government if the nation's capital were "decapitated" by a terrorist attack or other calamity, according to current and former officials involved in the decision.

2. A Shift in Authority.

Karoly's account of a shift in the authority under the Turnbull government matches that of Hamilton, who told me this year that "the whole character of the authority changed".

It signifies a shift in how authority and power is interpreted, with people self-starting initiatives, campaigns and projects through social media and crowdfunding.

Archaeologists commonly use the onset of the construction of large burial monuments as a material indicator of a fundamental shift in authority in prehistoric human societies during the Holocene.

6) A shift in the Palestinian Authority's current policy of shamelessly ceding the Palestinian people's moral, legal, and human rights under heavy pressure from Israel's closest Arab ally/protectorate, Egypt (U.S. and Saudi pressure will surely remain).

The policy represents a shift in strategy for authorities in the city, she says.

The shift in authority was reported by The Wall Street Journal on its Web site on Wednesday night.

If the deceased were a widow or the master of the homestead, the rightful heir could assume the high seat and thereby mark the shift in authority.

Shelter's analysis highlights a shift in values in the UK, from authority and hierarchy to autonomy and diversity.