His attacks on political authority grew sharper, more persistent, more amplified.
Compromise became a dirty word, for it implied collaboration with the partitioners; a distrust of authority grew.
As the nation became more democratic, so the rituals of royal authority grew more elaborate and ostentatious.
During her 38 years as superior-provincial the number of foundations under her authority grew from 2 to 27, and some 800 sisters staffed the order's academies and nearly 50 parochial elementary schools in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
Papal authority grew steadily until the early 1960's, when John XXIII set in motion the great reforms instituted by the Second Vatican Council, including ceding power to bishops and dioceses and encouraging "a new vision of devolved and shared authority".
As the vacuum left by formal authority grows, the possibility and necessity for moral authority becomes even more pressing.
He was arrested on Aug. 16 in Minnesota after the authorities grew suspicious of his conduct.
The authorities grew concerned that Mr. Hopler, who lost his eyesight because of diabetes, could not safely maintain his collection.
Baidu's domestic legal setbacks have been interpreted as reflecting the Chinese authorities' growing intolerance of copyright infringement.
As international condemnation of the authorities grew, some diplomats said Western aid to Tanzania could be affected.
