"big authority" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone or something that possesses a significant level of power, influence, or expertise in a particular field. For example: - The CEO of the company has big authority in the decision-making process. - The new government agency was granted big authority to regulate the industry. - The renowned professor is considered a big authority in the field of astrophysics. - The book was written by a big authority on ancient civilizations. - The coach's big authority on sports training has led to numerous successful athletes.
Russians tend to want big authority all the time, even in theatre.
It's not like I've put on some exhibition or tried to put myself up as some sort of expert or big authority on punk.
FOR months now, President Bush has been asking Congress for something really big: authority to negotiate the largest free trade agreement the world has ever seen, one that would create a market of 800 million people in the Americas, from the Arctic to Antarctica.
"It's true that it's a big authority but that does not mean it can absolve itself of responsibility," said Mr Mahmood.
Moreover, Luzhkov has a huge political machine, well greased with patronage, and no one gets in line more quickly than Russians when they see a big authority coming down the road.
As in old Ealing comedies, small-timers take on big, bad authority figures.
He pointed out that many of the big authorities, including the Long Island Power Authority, employ several executives at salaries higher than the governor's.
Seventeen big authorities -- among them the Dormitory Authority, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Thruway Authority, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority and the Long Island Power Authority -- currently owe bondholders about $105 billion, of which the state is obligated to pay about $34 billion.
"From equipment malfunctions to us blacking out on explanations, which is always slightly awkward, the best part of the Wolf Pack is that we consider ourselves no better than any student," said Or. "We are not big authorities, so things like that happen and we all laugh about it".
Many people will know of Brian Redhead as one of the famous voices of the Today programme but he was an even bigger authority on his home ground.
"When they are cornered, they go to a bigger authority, either to redistribute blame for a failure or to get support and extra money.
