Sentence examples for show of authority from inspiring English sources
It was a rare show of authority.
Choosing to ignore it can be much more powerful than turning it into a major show of authority.
In many inner cities, they cannot control violence, curb disorder and reduce fear simply by a show of authority and the implicit threats that go with it.
Both of these stops generally entail law enforcement officers signaling a moving automobile to pull over to the side of the roadway, by means of a possibly unsettling show of authority.
The power to arrestor otherwise to prolong a seizure until a suspect had responded to the satisfaction of the police officers would undoubtedly elicit cooperation from a high percentage of even those very few individuals not sufficiently coerced by a show of authority, brief physical detention, and a frisk.
The Terry doctrine permits police officers to do far more: If they have the requisite reasonable suspicion, they may use a number of devices with substantial coercive impact on the person to whom they direct their attention, including an official "show of authority," the use of physical force to restrain him, and a search of the person for weapons.
In "Four," desperation hides inside chatter, bluster and shows of authority.
Though Ballard asserts his innocence, the locals are cowed by the show of federal authority.
The Shiite clerics have moved quickly to constrain the freedom of women as a show of their authority.
ROCK musicians make a show of defying authority, but rare are the ones who vent any misgivings about the radio stations that can turn their songs into hits.
Mr Calderón has already shown himself to be a far more skilful politician.He began with a show of presidential authority, sending the army on ostentatious anti-drug operations across the country in response to mounting alarm at criminal violence, and ordering a reform of the police.
