Sentence examples for retaining legitimacy from inspiring English sources

The government is playing a very delicate balance between maintaining power and retaining legitimacy.

Charles VII succeeded in retaining legitimacy as the king of France in spite of a rival coronation held for Henry VI at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, on 16 December 1431, the boy's tenth birthday.

His regime was struggling to retain legitimacy amongst his own followers, most of it lost to political reformists in Tehran.

Mr. Obama has imposed sanctions and called for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying his "capacity to retain legitimacy inside Syria, I think, is deeply eroded".

They introduce a fairy-tale couple and an earthbound couple, and argue with substantial moral (and some moralizing) energy that the fairy-tale world of empire can retain legitimacy only if it allows the disenchanted, post-traumatic world to produce and reproduce with conviction and dignity.

According to the founding entrepreneur's narrative, existing stakeholders such as her child (C), the local councilman (CM), the economic development officer (ED), her local family (F), and the Agricultural Adaptation Council (AA) had low power and urgency claims but retained legitimacy.

Similarly, policymaking processes rely deeply on the production of matters of fact to acquire and retain legitimacy.

Embracing the Empirical Paradigm is crucial for retaining scientific legitimacy, solving numerous practical problems and improving software engineering education.

The people in the square have retained the legitimacy, but the Military Council has the authority.

To retain some legitimacy, Mr Putin must now satisfy some of the protesters' demands.

For our government to retain its legitimacy, its conduct must always be subject to challenge in a court of law.