Sentence examples for of higher authorities from inspiring English sources

He believes that in 1977 [the Mothership] attracted the attention of higher authorities.

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At least three attempts were made that evening to bring some of the truth about My Lai 4 to the attention of higher authorities.

This very self-regulation, the prospect and peril of local popular rule outside the purview of higher authorities, is the core of the drama.

Bo was accused of stripping Wang of his post as Chongqing's police chief and deputy mayor in 2012 without the approval of higher authorities, as well as fabricating medical records to demonstrate Wang was insane.

The agreement to allow aid workers greater range in the country was accepted two days ago by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Damascus, and it was assumed to have the blessing of higher authorities, a senior United Nations official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

We as a nation are used to being slapped by those in positions of higher authority.

It is that any form of higher authority has to tailor its commandments to the needs of real people.

The Communists have also destroyed Beijing's social fabric, cutting through rich threads of community habit, shared memory and (what always infuriated them) subversive resistance to the madder impulses of higher authority.

Mr. Larsen was unable to confirm the rumors about Mr. Eagleton's drinking and electroshock treatment, but he said that "we put it on record only for future reference, when and if Tom Eagleton assumes a position of higher authority".

But if you feel that you can't talk to the culprit without being punished, another strategy is to speak to someone of higher authority who is likely to be sympathetic.