Sentence examples for maternal authority from inspiring English sources

She exercised a kind of maternal authority to ask citizens to be nicer to one another.

The evident love in her maternal authority allows Jordan to flower; Kimberly's completely involved in Jordan's life, but she doesn't mess with her sense of self.

A sense of maternal authority is built into the voice of 41-year-old Patti La Belle, who, after more than 20 years of struggle, has finally transcended her cult status as the Judy Garland of pop-soul.

When people speak of maternal nourishment or paternal authority, I literally have no idea what they're talking about.

Their burdens, their strung-out progeny and maternal poundage, their authority, can annihilate the bright water, the perfect small cove with the red-limbed arbutus trees, the cedars, growing crookedly out of the high rocks.

Psychoanalysis has clearly shown that someone can have a paternal transference with a woman in authority and a maternal transference with a man.

Hospital and state authorities investigated maternal deaths for aberrations from basic standards.

According to Qinghai health authorities the maternal and child health hospital in Yushu County collapsed in the earthquake.

According to Qinghai health authorities the maternal and child health hospital in Yushu County has collapsed in the earthquake.

It typically involves for the maternal uncle a measure of authority over his nephews (and sometimes his nieces), coupled with specific responsibilities in their upbringing, initiation, and marriage.

Ethics approval was obtained from the Agence de Biomedecine, the French competent authority along with maternal written consent.