Sentence examples for asserting their authority from inspiring English sources

That said, the courts have been asserting their authority over parliament in recent decades.

Bodies claiming to represent minority communities do tend to use perceived threats as a means of asserting their authority.

Spurs, the team the Sunderland manager traduced as callow and timid, were commendably ruthless in asserting their authority during a one-sided second half.

The Misurata fighters who resisted the siege have become legends in Libya, a status that has made them comfortable asserting their authority in the new order.

By the 16th and 17th centuries, however, the new national monarchs were asserting their authority in matters of both church and state.

While the F.A.A. and the Port Authority try to devise a system that protects small communities and start-up airlines, though, they are tentative about asserting their authority.

Men were reportedly more assertive during counselling sessions than women, and at home, asserted their authority over women on sexual and reproductive health decisions.

In our study, men were reported to be generally more assertive during counselling sessions than women, and at home, asserted their authority over women on sexual and reproductive health decisions.

Religious credentials bolstered their claim to legitimacy and helped them assert their authority.

Today the nascent insurgent institutions lack the resources to assert their authority.

And in all this, they see an opportunity to assert their authority.