Sentence examples for professed authority from inspiring English sources
The civil war had led to an economic collapse in the Transvaal, weakening the government's ability to back up its professed authority and sovereignty over the local chiefdoms, though Lydenburg and Utrecht did now accept the central administration.
Gore campaign officials profess confidence.
This religious significance became of practical importance only in the 18th century when the Oirat, who professed Tibetan Buddhism, threatened the authority of the Qing dynasty throughout Mongolia.
While the Pakistani government was one of the only supporters of the Taliban government when it was in power from 1996 to 2001, today the Pakistani authorities profess not to know the whereabouts of Mullah Omar or his colleagues.
In a telephone interview from his home in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Mr. Ostreicher, 54, professed his innocence and criticized Bolivian and American authorities.
The Department of Education has vowed to recover the money, Verizon and I.B.M. have pledged to cooperate with the investigation and Mr. Lanham, through his lawyer, professed his innocence after he surrendered to federal authorities on Thursday on charges of theft and fraud.
Ronnie owned nothing that he claimed, had no authority to sell, had none of the rights and permissions he professed to have obtained.
A leading suspect in the case, apprehended a day ago by Pakistani authorities, has reportedly admitted his involvement in the kidnapping, but professed not to know where the reporter was being held.
"It seems like regulatory authorities in Europe are talking better, and a number of leaders have professed some interest in putting forth a euro bond".
Although the Red Army professed Marxist beliefs, all five of the Japanese had previously listed their faith with prison authorities as Buddhist.
