Sentence examples for challenges to the authority from inspiring English sources
Regional warlords are reasserting themselves, posing challenges to the authority of the interim government.
The White House expressed no appetite for further challenges to the authority of the Comptroller General.
Whether they are serious challenges to the authority of the transitional government or bluffs by leaders trying to broker more influence, the statements set a confrontational tone for the months of negotiations ahead over a more permanent arrangement for Afghanistan.
Within the Constitution's separation-of-powers structure, few exercises of judicial power are as legitimate or as necessary as the responsibility to hear challenges to the authority of the Executive to imprison a person.
ISIS fighters posted videos of themselves burning government vehicles, setting up checkpoints and issuing challenges to the authority of Mr Maliki.
The second is history writ small: episodic, external challenges to the authority of European institutions that serve as the context in which such institutions further their interests.
The resurgence of the disease in North Kivu, an active conflict area that houses more than 1 million displaced people, will present fresh challenges to the authorities.
"The relentless flow posed enormous challenges to the authorities and aid organizations on the ground" said Andrew Harper, the UNHCR Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Jordan reflecting on the early days of the camp's life.
U.N. spokesman Stéphane Dujarric immediately denounced Morocco's actions as being "in clear contradiction" of its international obligations and a challenge to the authority of the U.N. Security Council, which had authorized the MINURSO.
What is clear is that the security forces faced a serious challenge to the authority of the state.
