Sentence examples for authority has broken down from inspiring English sources
Traditional Pashtun tribal authority has broken down since the anti-Soviet jihad period, and is no longer capable of resolving social harmony at the community level.
Predictably, groups swearing allegiance to the Islamic State have appeared first in areas where state authority has broken down.
The chief threat they now pose may be as a guerrilla force, in a country where, with the disintegration of their rule, old local allegiances have reasserted themselves and central authority has broken down.
Rather than being the last resort option, after negotiations with the local authority have broken down, the process of planning by appeal has become a tactic in itself.
The scene could come from the duo's own work, which these days focuses on late capitalism in which traditional forms of authority have broken down, online platforms have stolen our attention and seemingly advanced systems – like rail networks – are forever glitching.
The vast majority of the executions in the Republican zone took place in the early months of the war when government authority had broken down.
Those stories — which were given especially prominent play in foreign news outlets — seemed to confirm a narrative of a violent underclass unleashed on a city in which authority had broken down.
The president already has constitutional authority to use troops in emergency situations where normal law enforcement has broken down or where America is under enemy attack.
The water and sewerage system has broken down in many places, including Harare, where the authorities turned off the taps completely for a few days in a cack-handed attempt to stem the spread of the disease.
The water and sewerage system has broken down in many places, including Harare, where the authorities turned off the taps for a few days in a vain effort to stem the spread of the disease.
