Sentence examples for side of authority from inspiring English sources

As long as I've known him, Orhan has always revelled in being a thorn in the side of authority.

From that almost biblical beginning, Mr. Webb remained on the side of authority for the rest of his life.

After all, he spent the first half of his life on the wrong side of authority, rebelling against and then escaping from the dead weight of family tradition.

He remains politically active and a constant thorn in the side of authority, although he insists that he lacks the temperament to ever run for office himself.

But in Britain, freemasons have worked hard to stay on the right side of authority, enlisting members of the aristocracy and royal family as protectors.Arguably, they have been too successful at cultivating links with power.

Being a Briton, where we have eschewed political revolutions for over three centuries, I would naturally range myself on the side of authority and the Establishment against the forces of rebellion.

Accordingly, the site has become a thorn in the side of authorities in the United States and abroad.

They tend to urge me to do the right thing, err on the side of treating authority figures with respect, have a hopeful heart, stop whining, etc.

The flip side of that authority, of course, is that he cannot cope with its loss — cannot, for instance, bring himself to tell his wife, Megumi (Kyoko Koizumi), that he has been made redundant.

But in the running battles between civil libertarians and the Bush White House over similar matters, detainee rights, Guantanamo Bay, warrantless wiretapping, Mr. McConnell stood on the side of presidential authority.

Defeat in the Carling Cup semi-final against Wigan in midweek, followed by their relinquishing of the FA Cup four days later, all adds to the sense of an Arsenal side of drained authority.