Sentence examples for authoritative no from inspiring English sources

For Chua this crisis is best defined by what she describes as a defeatist, "try your best" mentality that American parents bestow on their children; for Druckerman, an American journalist raising her three children in Paris, it's the lack of an authoritative "no" in the vocabulary of American parents.

Paradoxically, because the overwhelming Bulletin 50 was so authoritative, no new publication could replace it for many years.

The most compelling writing sounds confident and authoritative, no matter what the topic is.

Each year, I gripe about the same things: that lists are falsely authoritative; that no critic has seen everything (particularly these days, when every Starbucks produces auteurist sad-coms and distributes them via Snapchat); and that numerical rankings shrivel so much of what's beautiful and strange, flawed and daring, about art.

(2) Authoritative: Say "no" directly and firmly (then prepare to stand your ground as there will likely be a protest).

It offers no authoritative answer.

"There is no authoritative voice.

When no authoritative voice can be found.

So far, organizations had no authoritative guidance on circular economy (CE) principles, strategies, implementation, and monitoring.

But there are no authoritative details on varying doses over time.

There are no authoritative American critics writing regularly today -- no Edmund Wilsons, Malcolm Cowleys, Wilfrid Sheeds.