Sentence examples for display of authority from inspiring English sources

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Having survived their poor start, United flourished to eventually give a display of authority.

The rules forbid that extra display of authority, now that Mr. Lawlor has been downgraded to first officer.

It's a public display of authority calling attention to the preacher's mysterious abilities in a way that will almost certainly bring catastrophe down on the town.

The penalty was much harsher than expected, a display of authority seemingly intended to sideline Mr. Malema in South Africa's fractious political debate and shore up President Jacob Zuma's expected bid next year for a second term in office.

Dispensing with Sir Alex Ferguson's backroom staff might have been part of 'the act', the display of authority to bring the stars in his dressing room to heel, but without victories there was only vulnerability.

Why such a dishonest display of authority?" Sixteen years -- of war -- later, I remain transfixed by that question.

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Interviewers should be trained to listen more than they talk and to avoid displays of authority.

There were no fights or struggles, no displays of authority and no moments of increased love and affection.

Her public displays of authority and ambition, unheard of just five years ago when political wives were little more than decorations to power, seem to have set off a movement.

Reviewing the film in The New York Times, Bosley Crowther described it as a paean to filial piety and a "blissfully comforting display of the authority which a strongminded papa has over 12 respectful kids".

In any case, this just makes the foundation and the Sheik look rather silly and petty; they'd have been far better off letting the filmmaker show his film wherever he wants, outside Sharjah — unless they really don't care about appearances and just want to make a public display of their authority.

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