Sentence examples for exerted their authority from inspiring English sources

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

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.

Wanyama almost had a second just before half-time when he headed a Mulgrew corner off the frame of the goal, with United only just scrambling the rebound away as Celtic exerted their authority on the match.

Peru were selected for this occasion to offer a taste of South American opposition, and it was a win that was not without its anxious moments before Roy Hodgson's side exerted their authority.

As they did at Old Trafford, City exerted their authority from the kick-off though this time they had to wait 18 minutes before they made their superiority count with a goal.

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

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.

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.

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.