Sentence examples for draw authority from inspiring English sources

He read from a teleprompter a series of promotional spots that he personalizes for various local stations—"Back to you, Wayne and Mary Ellen"—before responding to a question from the local anchors, who draw authority from the "voice of God".

Holmes had booby-trapped his apartment near the theater with explosives, which police said he intended as a diversion to draw authorities away from the movie house while he was carrying out his assault.

A separate photo taken on July 16 showed the booby-trapped explosives Holmes is accused of rigging up inside his apartment, which according to police he had intended as a diversion to draw authorities away from the theater on the night of the assault.

Hence, Terry stands only for the proposition that police officers have a "narrowly drawn authority to..

Whitmarsh makes the illuminating observation that modern, post-Enlightenment atheism has a particular social function: it draws authority away from the clergy, towards the secular "priests" of science.

Environmentalism continues to rely heavily on its narrow repertoire of fear narratives, generally drawing authority from often-selective representations of scientific research.

Used as part of a ritual, each book also represents and draws authority from all the other books that have been used similarly, each one a symbol of good faith.

In 2010, it adopted an order that drew authority from a section of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, a law meant to promote investment and competition.

The daylong session drew authorities from around the world to discuss how to improve nutrition and how that would influence areas beyond public health, such as education and the economy.

All of you are members of parliaments of legitimate governments -- governments that draw their authority from the consent of the governed, not from the fear of the oppressed.

The text does make clear that Mr Mansour and his government draw their authority only from the commander of the armed forces, who deposed President Morsi.