The phrase "authority demands" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the requirements or expectations set by a person or organization in a position of power.
Example: "In this situation, authority demands that we adhere to the established protocols to ensure safety."
Alternatives: "power requires" or "leadership insists".
He suggests kindly — though his intrinsic authority demands — that "a reassessment" of her work is in order, so that "a legitimate place" may yet be found "in European literature for the name Violet Trefusis".
Moreover, the core moral values can conflict, as when loyalty to family or religious authority demands that one not show benevolence toward a despised outsider.
"In our view, it is governments – not communications operators – who hold the primary duty to provide greater transparency on the number of agency and authority demands issued to operators," Vodafone writes in the report.
"No individual operator can provide a full picture of the extent of agency and authority demands across the country as a whole, nor will an operator understand the context of the investigations generating those demands.
They added: "There are wide-ranging legal restrictions prohibiting disclosure of any aspect of the technical and operating systems and processes used when complying with agency and authority demands.
The Tennessee Valley Authority built a power line to the plant at half the price Arkansas' authority demanded.
They included one against Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority, demanding that he leave office.
That September, India's top tax authority demanded to know why Vodafone had not paid taxes on the deal.
Ms Duka is contesting the SEC's authority, demanding to defend herself in a federal court instead.
Brussels's competition authority demanded the project be restructured: Gazprom would have owned both the pipeline and the gas that flowed through it, in violation of EU rules.
Today on National Voter Registration Day, organised by Bite the Ballot, I am writing to every local authority demanding action - because it's not too late for them to help register people to vote in this election.
