Sentence examples for authority forced from inspiring English sources

The need to pay his debts to Lübeck and to strengthen the royal authority forced Gustav to impose heavy taxes, and it was essentially with a view to tapping the Roman Catholic church's wealth that he embarked on the measures that led to the Reformation in Sweden.

I agree that experiences such as the London mayoral vote, encouraged in part by an AV system, was good for pluralism but let's not forget that this new culture was really underpinned by Labour and Green co-operation in the Greater London Authority, forced on them by PR.

Prime minister Mari Alkatiri's mishandling of a fragile domestic environment led to open violence in 2006, which saw Gusmao reassert his political authority, forcing Alkatiri to resign.

This authority forces Congress to vote on a trade bill on an up-or-down basis no amendments permitted.

In Europe, authorities forced overspending governments to embrace austerity programs.

In the end, though, the authorities forced his hand, after he forced theirs.

So, if the authorities forced some to go home, others could be brought in.

News reports have said Chinese authorities forced at least three Vatican-approved bishops to attend.

The authorities forced his hand, refusing him permission to go unless he left the country altogether.

Beginning in 1980, the authorities forced millions of women to abort, including late in pregnancy.

The authorities forced stores and shopping malls in Tehran to close in the afternoon and banned motorcycles in the city.