The phrase "authority not only" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a statement that emphasizes multiple aspects or dimensions of authority.
Example: "The authority not only governs the laws but also ensures their fair implementation."
Alternatives: "authority not just" or "authority not merely".
Venezuelan constituent assemblies have the authority not only to change the constitution but also to dismiss existing officials and institutions.
Control of the ministry of education gives the Brothers authority not only over state curricula, but over its 1m-plus employees.
Our authority derives from our willingness to challenge authority, not only the authority of those in power, but also that of commonplace assumptions and conventional wisdom.
"This new, enhanced rescission authority not only will empower the president and the Congress to eliminate unnecessary spending, but also discourage waste in the first place," the official said.
A skilled conductor, Pintscher showed authority not only with his own work but also with Elliott Carter's "Instances," an impish valediction that Carter finished just before his death, in 2012, at the age of a hundred and three.
Malvina Rogers has taken a similar exam, for, under the Act, which transferred powers from magistrates to the local authority, not only the licensee but the premises have to be separately licensed.
They are buoyed by optimism and also by anger: they feel that the authorities not only stole the election from them, but insulted their intelligence.
The valuation of assets has become a main focus of law enforcement authorities, not only at private equity firms but also at hedge funds and Wall Street banks.
MUMBAI, India — The terrorists who struck this city last month stunned authorities not only with their use of sophisticated weaponry but also with their comfort with modern technology.
Although the laws can do nothing to stop illegal street sales of weapons, in Virginia and Flordia instant background checks have helped authorities not only screen out prohibited individuals but hundreds of fugitives wanted on other crimes as well.
Theo observes that many people remain outraged that the Ugandan authorities not only failed to protect them, but also unjustly blamed the Acholi for supporting the LRA and committed atrocities of their own.
