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Discover LudwigThe phrase "authority only by" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be used in contexts discussing the basis or source of authority, but it requires additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "His authority only by appointment does not grant him the respect he seeks."
Alternatives: "authority solely through" or "authority based only on".
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Mr. Furst's gift for exquisite calibration transports the reader back to a realm where characters like Zannis could determine the limits of their authority only by testing it to the extreme.
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Their testimony appears to provide fresh clues to the mysterious death of a man identified by the American authorities only by his last name, Jamadi.
But the case of an undocumented Filipino fisherman, which came to the attention of the Irish authorities only by chance last month, has made the problems in the sector impossible to ignore.
The statistics on fare beating, a violation of the transit authority's Rules of Conduct that carries a $100 fine, are not more precise because the authority only counts riders by the fares they pay.
The Secretary shall apply the provisions of this paragraph, in lieu of provisions under other crediting authority, only if so requested by the non-Federal interest.
Of the four options given by the authority, only one raises the base fare while retaining any part of the bonus.
For instance, the parents of one industrial JV agreed that the CEO's sign-off authority should be raised from $1 million to $25 million, but the CEO would earn this authority only after improving operating earnings by $50 million over 12 months.
That may be in part because most people do not pay the base fare; according to data collected by the authority, only about 14percentt of subway and bus trips are paid at the $2 rate.
While he is endorsed by Tbilisi, his authority only extends to a small part of the region.
The online system provided by the health authority only receives notifications, which are not mandatory.
Mary Penry's letters record her efforts to eliminate self so that she could receive grace— and her confidence that, having received it, her actions were simultaneously "hers" and "another's". Penry could assume authority, paradoxically, only by believing that it really was not "her" authority at all.
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