Sentence examples for held authorities from inspiring English sources

DAKAR, Senegal — More than 700 inmates in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi were freed Tuesday night in a daring raid by well-armed attackers on a prison where members of an Islamist sect were being held, authorities and witnesses said Wednesday.

Seth Mydans (NYT PAKISTANN: EX-LEADER'S KIN HELD Authorities arrested Yousef Abbas, the nephew of the deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, after he returned from exile in Saudi Arabia, where he had gone with his uncle and other relatives on Dec. 10.

Warren Hoge (NYT) THE AMERICAS MEXICO: 19 EX-AIDES HELD Authorities arrested 19 men who served as municipal officials in Mexico City during the 1994 to 1997 tenure of former Mayor Oscar Espinosa Villareal, charging them with crimes ranging from embezzlement to abuse of authority.

"I would say we are not going to do it," he said simply — and, doubtless, if he held authority, he wouldn't.

Researchers asked 49 volunteers to write about a time when they were in a position where they held authority over others, while another 49 were told to write about being in a submissive position.

In 162BC, Gaozu's son Emperor Wen clarified the agreement, suggesting the Xiongnu chanyu held authority north of the Wall and the Han emperor held authority south of it.

In short, the Latin authors were warning of the breakdown of the "traditional" "paterfamilias" in which the men held authority over their wife and children.

I hold authorities fully responsible for any harm inflicted on my daughter," she said.

The net has obvious appeal to citizens with few means to hold authorities responsible for their actions.

"By doing this, local authorities are siphoning off the primary source of revenue which enables independent local journalism to hold authorities to account on behalf of local people.

We are now launching the Sarah Reed campaign and are seeking to hold authorities to account through a "justice trial" for her.