Sentence examples for past authority from inspiring English sources

While some past authority chairmen were transit professionals, others were merely cronies of the governors who appointed them.

The artifact had slipped past authorities through a book dealer and found its way to the auction block.

Which is to say that she looks to her own internalizations of past authorities to get a sense for how to conduct her affairs.

He displayed exceptional judgment in his choice and use of past authorities and a detailed knowledge of measures of distance, and he adjusted his measurements where possible to astronomically determined positions.

Using Internet memes (for example, tanks replaced with "big yellow ducks" in the iconic Tank Man photo), coded language (May 35, shorthand for June 4 , 1989 the date of the crackdown on protesters), and seemingly innocent actions (such as wearing black shirts or singing a song from Les Miserables) to sneak criticism or protest past authorities has become a tradition in China.

A1 Clues to Guatemala's Grim Past Authorities from the Guatemalan human rights ombudsman's office have discovered what appears to be all the files of the National Police, an agency inextricably linked to human rights abuses during the country's 36-year civil conflict.

Della Porta's De physiognomia humana (1586), which was mainly a collection of past authorities that included ethical problems and was accompanied by illustrations, became the standard text on the topic until Lavater.

The past authorities have been toppled and the format has changed".

Having just finished recording their second album, the band have admitted to self-censoring and covering less abrasive topics to get the new songs past authorities.

In the past, authorities were also encouraged to consider the sale of innocuous items like glow sticks or pacifiers at these venues as potential signs of support for drug use.

Kiarostami told The Huffington Post in December that this wasn't the first time the Iranian government prevented his friend from leaving the country -- but that in the past, authorities had released him after a few months of questioning.