Sentence examples for authority tested from inspiring English sources

ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson found the limits of his executive authority tested on Saturday as he tried unsuccessfully for a sixth straight day to force the State Senate to resolve its leadership fight.

Water systems which had documented lead problems, such the Washington DC water and sewer authority, tested water at specific times of the year, and in ways that demonstrably lowered lead levels.

We've also spent more time in the scrupulously subtitled world of the Russian embassy – the Rezidentura – where old-school chief Arkady has had his authority tested by Oleg, an ambitious new arrival with influential family connections, a distinctly un-Soviet love of Blondie and a wolfish eye for Nina.

During the worst days of the financial crisis, the Bermuda Monetary Authority tested its reinsurers to determine whether they could still meet their promises if large catastrophic losses occurred.

In the foreword to Aucoin's bestselling book, The Art of Makeup, former Allure editor Linda Wells wrote that cosmetics are "about thumbing your nose at authority, testing your sexuality, and, really, defining yourself on your own terms".

It is time prosecution authorities tested them against animal zealots and Mr Blunkett asked what progress the special police squad set up to monitor animal extremists has achieved.

The 24 workers, all from the mailroom, were isolated from the rest of the building's employees while authorities tested the letter for traces of anthrax spores.

Authorities tested one of the cups Sharper had used for the shots and found traces of zolpidem, court records show.

After authorities tested all children born on Sept. 30 in order to confirm no other mix-ups had been made, the baby girls were returned to their biological mothers Monday.

Kenneth M. Mollins, a lawyer representing the Gardner family, said that he requested that the city authorities test Mrs. Gardner to see if she had been raped.

If transgender athletes are now allowed to compete officially, and if gender testing has been shown frequently to render false results, then what exactly are the Chinese authorities testing for?