Women of Ms. Huston's generation in Hollywood do not take opportunities to exert authority for granted.
The governor of the Bank of England had almost papal powers and, it was said, could exert authority by arching an eyebrow.
Maria Kowroski performed the ballerina role tenderly and lightly; she's reluctant to exert authority or find a wide range of color in the music.
But Mr. Tsvangirai has made the same demands privately to Mr. Mugabe, and so far the shared control of the Home Ministry and the police force it oversees has evidently left Mr. Tsvangirai unable to exert authority.
The Yemeni government has long struggled to exert authority in remote and mountainous areas like Abyan, a known refuge for militants and one of several provinces where Al Qaeda is believed to operate with relative impunity.
What results is a smoldering disrespect for the police and a challenge for the government of the president-elect, Vicente Fox Quesada, as he tries to exert authority and bolster the rule of law.
"Her Majesty's government takes a grave view of any attempt by Spain to exert authority or control within British Gibraltar territorial waters and considers such incursions as a violation of our sovereignty.
Courts should take proper notice where public figures have sought publicity especially where it is the public who have paid their wages and ditto with those who seek to govern or exert authority over us.
Today, with the world economy on the brink of a major calamity, it is again time for the world's politicians to exert authority over the international financial system.
