Sentence examples for authorities instead of the from inspiring English sources

This is China's legal system today: the rule by law for the authorities instead of the rule of law for the people.

The three provoked a public outcry last month when they told judges they should be dealt with by the parliamentary authorities instead of the courts.

Almanzora, a property developer, is seeking €9 million, or about $12.7 million, in compensation from the Spanish authorities — instead of the €200,000 that it claims to have been offered.

Western diplomats said South Africa agreed to go along with the move after language in the decision was revised to state that the assets will be disbursed to the "relevant authorities" instead of the Transitional National Council, the opposition group in Libya that has been leading the struggle against Colonel Qaddafi.

The Welsh government wants 12 local authorities instead of the current 22. Conwy council rejected talks on a voluntary merger in January, but recommendations to negotiate a merger will be discussed later this month.

Besides crowdfunding, NASAA is worried about mid-size investment advisers, who recently transferred to supervision by state authorities instead of the SEC.

And Mr. Weiner has made the relationship a part of his campaign: on July 3, he stood in front of City Hall next to an easel bearing a giant blue placard with the title, "A Big Apple Declaration of Independence From Albany," and a list of 10 areas in which he wanted the city to have authority instead of the state, including charter schools, liquor licensing and the redevelopment of ground zero.

The school management criticized them for involving the authorities instead of dealing with the issue privately.

It was hoped that they would maintain closer links with local businesses and industries, and to this end they were kept under the control of elected local authorities instead of being given the chartered independence of the universities.Despite its elegance on paper, this "binary" approach did not last.

Government officials say they are simply not going to allow the university buildings, spread out all over Belgrade, to become centers for resistance to the authorities instead of an academy.

"The escalating use of this data by law enforcement agencies highlights the risk that these databases are increasingly being used by authorities instead of tried and tested methods," he said.