Sentence examples for certain amount of authority from inspiring English sources

I have a certain amount of authority.

Mr. Sakaue tried to pin down the officials, saying that if someone with "a certain amount of authority over children" acts to force "a child to have sexual activities, wouldn't that be considered child abuse?" In response, a Welfare Ministry official said that according to agency guidelines child abuse was defined as acts performed by parents or guardians.

It gives them a certain amount of authority.

That can be very weird, particularly for a woman who's had a certain amount of authority over her life.

No one will question you because you earn a certain amount of authority when you choose to sleep on the sidewalk.

Out of stability comes a certain amount of confidence.

Making pronouncements on education like Rhee does requires a certain amount of moral authority.

It can be called political only to the extent that a certain amount of personal authority for decision making may reside in a high social status.

When he and Addington were in high school, Napolitano said, the Vietnam War was in its final stages, and "there was a certain amount of 'Challenge authority' and alcohol and drugs, but they weren't issues in our group".

Look: I understand that Jon Stewart occupies a unique and influential platform in the media universe, from which he can project a certain amount of moral authority.

But a certain amount of unease remains.