Sentence examples for divided authority from inspiring English sources

Not unexpectedly, the sons chafed under the system of divided authority.

"If you have divided authority, what you have is no one in charge," Mr. Klein said.

Increasingly, son succeeded father, and less is heard of divided authority within a federated system.

If anything, it appears that England found security in divided authority, with Parliament at times ceding to the Crown the task of fixing military punishments.

"And when it comes to the city or the state subsidizing private companies, you then have an odd mixture of public-private divided authority and responsibility.

Despite divided authority the city grew rapidly, and by the 1730s it possessed two newspapers, an almshouse, a night watch, and a network of volunteer firemen.

As alarm beyond Mali has grown, though, the divided authorities here have come under pressure to accept assistance, initially regarded as humiliating.

The new plan divides authority over energy.

That was not inconsistent, however, with the further power to divide authority between it and the Crown as conditions might warrant.

In Iran's system of government, which divides authority between competing institutions that answer to different groups, the president holds relatively few cards.

Councillors on Rochdale's divided local authority came together to deliver a unanimous vote of no confidence in the management of its health trust.