Sentence examples for authorities on matters from inspiring English sources

In the view of our leading authorities on matters of this sort, we actually do have a great deal at stake, but this view is not widely accepted.

Throughout the Middle Ages, the manuscripts known as Great and Little Domesday were authorities on matters of law and title, and remain an almost unbelievably rich mine for historians, lawyers, geographers and philologists today.

But they are openly defiant of the Church authorities on matters of money.

AIG spokesman Chris Winans said that the men were terminated because of company policy "that requires employees to cooperate with government authorities on matters pertaining to the company".

Ms. Jewell said she was one of 30 board members and had no authority on matters of litigation.

He considered himself an authority on matters ranging from politics to health to the best way to cook spaghetti.

The university responded, he said, with a deal that would have reduced his authority on matters like staff hires.

Absent from the Yankees' media guide a year ago, he is now the final authority on matters related to the marquee team in the major leagues.

Adolescents, college kids, musicians, hobbyists, and aspirants both timid and bold regard Webb as an authority on matters of dress — especially rock-and-roll style, especially high-punk-rock style, which he epitomizes.

Reports from Saudi Arabia suggested that the Saudis, who claim a special authority on matters like Jerusalem because of their guardianship of the two holiest sites in Islam, Mecca and Medina, have also opposed any compromise on Jerusalem.

But many Iranians were baffled by the president's willingness to defy Ayatollah Khamenei, who wields final authority on matters of state and who has provided Mr. Ahmadinejad with crucial political support.