Sentence examples for exercising authority over from inspiring English sources

Protesters seemed especially enraged that it had been fired as some of them prayed, and it was unclear whether the military was exercising authority over the police.

But "we want an authoritarian -- one who is exercising authority over mafia and oligarchs," Mr. Browder said, adding that Mr. Putin "has turned out to be my biggest ally in Russia".

Comey avoided expressing his personal views on abortion, but he emphasized that Roe v. Wade, in upholding bans on late-term abortions, "explicitly stated that government has an interest in abortion and is therefore justified in exercising authority over the actions of pregnant women".

A Yes vote now makes the split worse because opponents may feel women bishops are exercising authority over them.

Each of us must judge as best we can how to advance the good of all, but every person is owed a respect for their private judgment which precludes us from exercising authority over them.

Our study therefore aims to: describe the extent to which horizontal managers exercise authority over HIV M&E coordination, determine factors associated with exercised authority, and explore vertical managers' roles in HIV M&E coordination.

It would exercise authority over any new lines of business.

Business firms create rules to regulate and, thereby, exercise authority over employees.

For example, they exercise authority over municipal property and policing, and they can impose regional taxes.

When we exercise authority over individuals, a politician cannot interfere with the administration process.

The church, he said, had "adopted policies that would have allowed women to exercise authority over men".