Sentence examples for second in authority from inspiring English sources

With the retirement of Justice Harry A. Blackmun in 1994, Stevens became the senior associate justice, a position second in authority only to the chief justice.

The 35-minute film examines Mother Dolores's transformation from a Hollywood ingénue and the recipient of Elvis Presley's first on-screen kiss to a cloistered Benedictine nun at the abbey, where for the past nine years she has been the prioress, the second in authority below the abbess, Mother David Serna.

The 35-minute film examines Mother Dolores's transformation from a Hollywood ing?e and the recipient of Elvis Presley's first on-screen kiss to a cloistered Benedictine nun at the abbey, where for the past nine years she has been the prioress, the second in authority below the abbess, Mother David Serna.

He also bestowed upon Cadron-Jetté the title of Mother (such that her religious name became Mother Mary of the Nativity, or Mère de la Nativité) and confirmed that she was second in authority only to the current Mother Superior of the community.

In 1993, when council tax first came in, local authorities got 79% of funding from central government and just 21% from local council taxpayers.

And it is the second lowest authority in the country in terms of economic growth, according to the Office of National Statistics.

The second category was made up of those in positions of authority, such as police officers, and the third was those neither in authority nor involved with children.

The press are the first to hold people in authority to account".

Sunnah, the sayings of the prophet (peace be upon him), second only to the Quran in authority.

To avoid a potentially messy situation, General Washington gave Schuyler overall command of the northern department, but assigned Gates as second in command with combat authority.

Jay Garner, the retired lieutenant general who headed the first occupation authority in Iraq, said in an interview that he supported the big option.