Sentence examples for has authority of from inspiring English sources

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is of Puerto Rican descent, said Puerto Rico's argument went too far and pressed its lawyer for a simpler argument for why it has authority of its own.

The S.E.C. "did not have authority to dispose of" the records, said the statement issued Thursday.

Within the framework of the urban development programme, the Senate Department has authority in terms of planning law.

In patriarchal societies, like Afghanistan, the family has authority over the reproductive rights of women.

"If they have authority," one of my friends said, "then they also have permission".

(Senior nursing officer one) Head nurses also consider power as an outcome of having authority.

From day one, she had authority, she had that sort of presence, so it sort of made you respect her.

Because they have authority, they have a rule of law.

And he has the authority of the White House".

He has the authority of a gunfighter determined not to linger about his work.

None of its leaders has the authority of Mr Chávez, nor his skill at communicating with the masses.