Sentence examples for challenging of authority from inspiring English sources

When he left his country for Avignon, Fr., in the autumn of 1324 at the pope's request, he was acquainted with a university environment shaken not only by disputes but also by the challenging of authority: that of the bishops in doctrinal matters and that of the chancellor of the university, John Lutterell, who was dismissed from his post in 1322 at the demand of the teaching staff.

But we are living in a time when our liveliest minds are engaged in challenging forms of authority and the codes that represent it.

In view of polls suggesting that the Lib Dems are seen as further to the left of Labour, Mr Clegg rejected left-right perspectives in favour of the "British liberal tradition of challenging arbitrary authority, of small people telling the big system to bugger off or Brussels to hop it".

Giving the people more of a say is challenging for authority figures and elected officials at all levels... it is not for the timid.

The judicial outcome is intended to serve as a warning to all would-be-challengers to the popularly elected representatives of the people via undemocratic means: challenging electoral authority of any sitting government can only take place at the ballot box.

One way of challenging state authority is to seek judicial review of decisions made by public bodies.

"The idea of challenging religious authority led to liberal democracy, whereas the singling out of minorities, as minorities, led to Nazism and the persecution of the bourgeoisie in Russia.

Anything that weakens our cyber defenses will only make it more challenging for authorities to balance these "dual mandates" of cybersecurity and law enforcement access.

But with more and more people seeing the law as a means of challenging arbitrary authority — by protesting being evicted from their homes by real estate developers, for example — the security apparatus steps in to enforce what China often calls "social stability".

Since the price of ivory soared as the Chinese economy boomed – and the Chinese middle classes showed an almost insatiable desire to spend this new-found wealth on ivory trinkets – organised criminal gangs have been hunting elephants, and thus directly challenging the authority of the states in which the animal is found.

Therefore, in the context of this work we expect those performing such Internet activities to be more active in looking for information to help them deal with a consultation and to exhibit behaviour more challenging to the traditional view of authority and autonomy of health professionals [ 23].