Sentence examples for authority idea from inspiring English sources

"Staff from the UW, the state budget office, and my office met several times to discuss the authority idea.

The Chinese authorities' idea is that such cities help diversify the country's economy: subsistence farming was becoming less economically worthwhile, owing to poor soils and increasing water shortages.

It explains why, to quote Mr Summers, "the authority of ideas, rather than the idea of authority, reigns supreme" at universities.

To Auslander, they represented authority: "The idea that I might write something was ludicrous".

One other concept emerged about this time that helped to set the seal on Henry's authority: the idea of sovereignty, as expounded by Jean Bodin.

Though the first pilot to replace the MetroCard began in 2006, when Peter Kalikow and Katherine Lapp led the authority, the idea became something of a pet cause for Mr. Walder.

Mr. Volcker, who led the Fed from 1979 to 1987, used a vivid metaphor in calling for the establishment of a "resolution authority," an idea that has attracted widespread bipartisan support.

Amid fears that the plan could lead to groups like the BNP gaining authority, the idea was dropped and not included in the bill.

This included the bold notion of a regional transport authority, an idea bound to stir up old rivalries; but the businessmen were willing to offer the governor political cover in exchange for his support.As it turned out, none was necessary.

Various actions were considered by the Giuliani administration, including incorporating the inspection functions of various agencies under one entity and turning the Buildings Department over to a nonprofit public authority, an idea that was supported by many buildings trade groups.

To Auslander, they represented authority: "The idea that I might write something was ludicrous". Being Orthodox, he said, was "kind of like being Amish, but with a lot of xenophobia and a lot of Holocaust movies.