Sentence examples for decent authority from inspiring English sources

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After all, he is mainly famous for playing gruff but decent authority figures on the screen; his only experience of elective office is eight years in the Senate.

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Had he been a pro boxer, a decent licensing authority would likely have demanded a medical before he stepped back inside the ropes.

John and Susan Meaker retired with decent local authority pensions, but turned to equity release six months ago because they needed a financial boost, writes Rupert Jones.

Seguel suggested that it was no coincidence the fires had occurred where the Sirex infestation is most severe and "even if there is no collusion, should alert insurance companies about how the disaster benefits the timber companies so that they and any decent public authority investigate".

Wars, whether won or lost, and the rumors of war, whether true or false, increase the [defense] budget allocations, stimulate the economy, and add to the stockpile of fear that guarantees a steady demand for security and promotes a decent respect for authority".

Ahmadinejad could have been awarded the election after a decent interval giving the authorities a plausible amount of time to count the votes, or even after a run off against his main challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi.

One of the only decent moves by the authorities in the immediate aftermath of Brown's death was Nixon's appointment of Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol as head of police operations.

Or should housing stock – and staff – be returned to local authorities now the decent homes standard has been met?

But it emerged that neither the authorities, nor his "decent and responsible" parents had any idea the youngster had developed an "inexplicable" murderous antipathy towards Mrs Maguire, 61, who had taught at the successful and popular Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds for 40 years, and was due to take retirement at the end of the last academic year.

Here he did a pretty decent Alan Hansen, all composed, upright, gliding authority.

At the very least, people who are not offered housing by their local authority should being given decent advice and treated with dignity.

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