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Discover LudwigThe phrase "authority by itself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to discuss the concept of authority in isolation, without considering other factors or influences.
Example: "While authority by itself can command respect, it is often the manner in which it is exercised that truly earns loyalty."
Alternatives: "authority alone" or "authority in isolation".
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Complexity in authority by itself does not constitute an additional crisis, I maintain.
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Funes, who was close to Saavedra, argued that Buenos Aires had no right to appoint national authorities by itself and expect obedience from the provinces.
The Americans noted that Conversi's offer to support the US, even if discreetly, was significant because the Vatican was often reluctant to appear to compromise its independence and moral authority by associating itself with particular lobbying efforts.
His record of arrests for antagonizing authority is by itself enough to put him in a category far above extraordinary.
This is hardly surprising, because a myth has its authority not by proving itself but by presenting itself.
Nigel Farage has asserted authority by denouncing Bloom.
Clark lends authority by citing Russian-French falsificatiofs of documents.
Individuals gain authority by being able to resolve uncertainty.
And a nation can reinforce or even raise status and authority by employing that authority.
Derelict, imperfect, the city now becomes an authority by default.
Don't flaunt authority by flouting your ignorance.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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