Sentence examples for malign authority from inspiring English sources

He gave, for instance, a notable performance as a hardbitten and vindictive policeman, doing his best to frame a suspect, in the New Zealand-made Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980) - a part in which he embodied a malign authority figure startlingly in contrast to the iconoclastic youthfulness with which he had been identified in earlier times.

Emm said it was no surprise that news organisations appear to be a target for intelligence agencies, noting that they are "a hub of sensitive information" that is likely to be highly sought-after by authorities with malign intent.

The trade unions had 12m members and provided both secure funding and hundreds of jobs for Labour activists, while the nexus between public-sector unions and Labour-controlled local authorities, although malign in its effects, formed a morale-enhancing political bulwark against rampant Thatcherism.

He's the father figure sacrificing himself to get rid of a malign influence and reassert his authority in the home".

The authorities have suggested that malign foreign hands are trying to disrupt the election.

But Wilshaw said that "while progress is being made in both local authorities, I remain concerned that the malign elements that conspired to destabilise several schools may seek to exploit any perceived weaknesses in leadership or governance.

Malign astrological influences?

No malign hysteria there.

"They will malign any candidate.

Maligned by the government and, for much of her life, cast aside by society, Ms. Bonner and her husband were considered royalty among the tight-knit and embattled community of dissidents who challenged Soviet authority.

"They want to malign Pakistan".