Sentence examples for fading authority from inspiring English sources
In a way, therefore, the chief whip fell victim to the very problem he had been dispatched to solve Mr Cameron's fading authority over his own party.
He theorized that the fading authority of the clan, the unit that once instilled order in the lives of many South Africans, had created a "sense of rootlessness," opening the road to criminality.
There is, first, the internal politics of the Church, where the bishops find themselves, especially on matters of sexuality, increasingly isolated from most Church members; they seem desperate to rally at least a fervid core of supporters around their fading authority.
Time-consuming, cognitively demanding, and ultimately clumsy, the novel has few mysteries to open for Perowne, even if he respects its fading cultural authority.
As the left fades in authority all over the world, the church has regained its voice.
They are in awe of Mr. Putin's high popularity ratings and fail to understand that once he leaves office, his aura will fade and authority will instinctively transfer to the new president, Mr. Belkovsky said.
Or the lordly, arrogant Pozzo (Mr. Goodman), his booming authority fading as he finishes a lush pastoral description and says: "I weakened a little toward the end.
He has found that as students work together toward a shared purpose, the impulse to resist authority fades.
I'm furious with us for abdicating territory that should be ours.' And that territory is the visionary land where 'people fly free' and authority fades away.
For the regime, moral authority fades apace as every public holiday becomes a test of strength, while every other day sees the country slide towards permanent emergency conditions.
