The phrase "are not authoritative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something does not have the power to command or influence, often in the context of information or sources.
Example: "The opinions expressed in the article are not authoritative and should be taken with caution."
Alternatives: "lack authority" or "are not definitive".
Ms. Kagan made it clear that foreign opinions are not authoritative, Justice Ginsburg said, adding: "They set no binding precedent for the U.S. judge.
"Foreign opinions are not authoritative; they set no binding precedent for the U.S. judge," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in a 2006 address to the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
The origin of the modern textual divisions of Aristotle's work is not known and those divisions are not authoritative.
The emphasis on personal experience in drug review sites may be useful to some patients (Hughes and Cohen 2011; Chew and Khoo 2016), but patient education should also explain that these sites are not authoritative.
Working Papers are not authoritative information sources – they do not reflect the official position of FAO and should not be used for official purposes.
Working Papers are not authoritative information sources - they do not reflect the official position of FAO and should not be used for official purposes.
"One major problem is that the sheiks they bring for these programs aren't authoritative," said Mshari al-Zaydi, a Saudi journalist and political analyst who is himself a former hard-liner, referring to the rehabilitation efforts.
The spokesperson said that the company's internal metrics show that they're doing a much better job of identifying the authoritativeness of individual images — and the offensive image is not authoritative for Michelle Obama's name".
It is NOT authoritative and is NOT to be relied on by any party.
"That," he said, "was the moment that I realized cookbooks were not authoritative".
Britain's exam watchdog, Ofqual, warned in 2009 that Wikipedia was not "authoritative or accurate" and entries "may be completely untrue".
