Sentence examples for authority dwindled from inspiring English sources

But when sound was added to the movies, the benshi's authority dwindled, and they were dumped.

This time they have turned to fear not because of a real enemy outside, but because they feel their own sense of legitimacy and authority dwindling.

Like the studio support system in its more benign role, mothers were there to nurture and protect, but their authority has dwindled as movies have become more fragmented, more socially disconnected, divided between Hollywood action blockbusters on the one hand and quirky independent films on the other.

More than largesse or political vision, this was a way for a local authority with dwindling budgets to fill in the gaps that big business wouldn't touch.

In its incarnation as Cabe at the Design Council, its authority has further dwindled.

Trouble in Salford Compiling such evidence is no easy task for authorities with dwindling resources, as Salford discovered at considerable cost last year.

The debate over Justice Department priorities is loudest in this region, as local authorities facing dwindling resources are picking up cases federal prosecutors decline, especially the marijuana cases.

The extent of group's assets remained unclear, raising questions about whether Mr. Butler and his followers, whose numbers have been described by the local authorities as dwindling, would pay anything close to the full amount if the award is upheld.

Theresa May was defied by both wings of her cabinet in the Commons last night in the latest sign of her dwindling authority.

DUP chiefs have held private talks with Boris Johnson and his Tory leadership campaign team as Theresa May faces repeated challenges to her dwindling authority.

But the kidnappings vividly demonstrated the absence of law and order in Gaza and were also seen as a challenge to Mr. Arafat's dwindling authority.