Sentence examples for exercise their authority from inspiring English sources

Minority politicians have accused Kurdish leaders of using intimidation to exercise their authority.

Triumphant New Jersey officials moved swiftly to exercise their authority over the island.

In fact, both kingdoms depended on religious ideals and political resources to legitimate and exercise their authority.

Although the military engineered three coups in the last four decades, its leaders prefer to exercise their authority quietly.

Consistent with the findings of prior research, legitimacy itself is found to be linked to the justice of the procedures used by the police to exercise their authority.

"These state agencies independently exercise their authority in reviewing and approving applications for import and export of cultural property in accordance with laws," he wrote.

In exercising their authority under this mandate the federal courts are exercising the judicial power of the United States, conferred upon them by Article III of the Constitution.

Whether the police were viewed as exercising their authority fairly and lawfully shaped the impact of stops on respondents' general judgments about police legitimacy.

But environmental groups were also critical of other federal agencies that have watchdog roles and could have exercised their authority to protect the species.

"Any encounter with the police in which the police are exercising their authority is bound to have an effect on a juror," she said.

Of course, it might just be they like exercising their authority, but in many matters — calling balls and strikes, for instance — umpires are loath to yield their personal discretion.