Sentence examples for authority diminished from inspiring English sources

He left Washington with the United States weakened, its prestige and authority diminished.

As central authority diminished during the Afghan War (1978 92), so, too, did the ability of the then-Marxist government to stage buzkashī tournaments in Kabul.

Think of the plebiscite as a flotation device for a prime minister who has emerged from an election contest with his authority diminished.

Persuaded he is the most significant and most qualified Negro alive, Bledsoe is loath to see his authority diminished by garden-variety Negroes.

20 Unionist Leader Survives Vote David Trimble held off a strong challenge to his leadership of the Ulster Unionist Party but emerged with his authority diminished.

As a result of his confrontation with Khamenei, who has the final word in all state matters in Iran, Rafsanjani's authority diminished and two of his children were jailed on separate charges.

To seek such a favor from someone over whom you have authority diminishes the possibility of a reply being freely given.

"While negative public perception is to be expected from the revelation of the agency's close and direct collaboration with any local domestic police department, a perception that the agency has exceeded its authorities diminishes the trust placed in the organization," Mr. Buckley wrote in a cover memo to David H. Petraeus, then the C.I.A. director.

But Mr. Mbeki's authority has diminished since his own party ousted him from office last month.

If they are deemed to be routinely scurrilous their authority is diminished.

Highly authoritative voices, particularly in America, back up all the Big Pharma claims, their authority barely diminished by numerous scandals exposing undeclared pay-offs.