Sentence examples for physical authority from inspiring English sources

Military dictators have physical authority.

Kings have physical authority, but democrats rule by moral authority.

As she works the choreography, inscribing it in space with taut precision, her physical authority is absolute.

The physical authority of Mr. Karzai's government is still virtually limited to Kabul, with large areas of Afghanistan too insecure for relief workers.

Look at pictures of Isadora Duncan or Vaslav Nijinsky and you'll see a physical authority in her rounded limbs and his sculpted solidity that skinnier bodies couldn't replicate.

The impression Hastert gives, when you see his truck-like figure advancing down a hallway, is of tremendous self-sufficiency and physical authority.

Nine employees were interviewed but none saw Bieber grab the phone or engage in any physical altercation, authorities said.

Nine employees were interviewed, but none saw Bieber grab the phone or engage in any physical altercation, authorities said.

DeCinces bought additional stock in Advanced Medical Optics and tipped off his friend David Parker, along with family members and his physical therapist, authorities said.

After the invasion of Iraq, Blair would be accused of being Bush's poodle, but here the two men are depicted as equals, matching each other in age, physical stature and authority.

Even minimal physical resistance to authority is rare.