Sentence examples for exert their authority from inspiring English sources

Although coastal states control the waters to 200 miles off shore they find it hard to exert their authority there.

But before Democrats can exert their authority, they must negotiate with Republicans on how to reorganize the committees, a potentially thorny process that could throw the Senate into immediate gridlock if the senators cannot agree.

There's more than a hint of season one of True Detective here; and while the suggestion that the two illicit groups might be connected in some grand conspiracy still seems a little far-fetched to me, what is certain is that Pizzolatto has a preoccupation with the ways in which shadowy figures exert their authority over those weaker than themselves.

A lot of the reporting of the Rennard allegations will have passed people by, but I hope if young women do read it and a man does try to exert their authority or touch them inappropriately, it will give them courage to report it and get proper redress.

But they then struggled to exert their authority on a scrappy first half played largely in midfield as Welsh fought back to lead at the break.

From the off, Scotland started the brighter, eager to exert their authority on proceedings with pressure coming through the likes of Hayley Lauder.

"Several guards were wary of assuming and exerting their authority," the researchers wrote.

Neither side truly began to forge a commanding lead until Castleford exerted their authority in the final half-hour.

Yet it was also true that the team should have been making a better job of exerting their authority and the dissent was audible again before half-time, this time manifesting itself in boos after a misplaced pass from Kyle Walker.

But the pair showed patience initially and then exerted their authority.

It was only delaying the inevitable as Chelsea finally exerted their authority and Meireles sealed their place in the last eight in spectacular style on the hour.