Sentence examples for following authority from inspiring English sources

He used the dialogue form, avowedly in order to make people think for themselves instead of following authority.

Still, this group-think approach might seem ridiculous in other parts of the world, where following authority may be more important than telling the truth.

Some of the implications of tahqîq can be understood when it is contrasted with its conceptual opposite, taqlîd, which means imitation or following authority.

See quoting and following authority such as of the Bible or of leaders as indicative, of a system of fundamentalism which is definitive in nature; following this pattern: You must believe in A, and if you do not believe in A, then you are not a B (allowing no exceptions).

Nonetheless, some banks have been following authorities' demands.

(But its hand-picked ministers will continue following the authority's policies).

It is not known when the poles and remaining cameras will start to be removed following the authority's approval.

Yemen charged Mobley with murder after a guard was killed following what authorities claim was an escape attempt.

It is divided administratively into the following unitary authorities: Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, and Redcar and Cleveland.

The following day, authorities banned imports of the Chinese version, arguing that the hat enjoys a protected designation of origin.

From there, Mr. Von Drehle suggests (again following accepted authorities), it was but a short hop to the New Deal, women's rights, labor empowerment and urban liberalism, first in New York, then across the country.