Sentence examples for taking on authority from inspiring English sources

Philip Bowring, a former editor of The Review and a columnist with The International Herald Tribune, which is owned by The New York Times, said that the magazine, one of the oldest in Asia, had a history of taking on authority, including its major shareholders.

"There is a bit of random checking going on but they are taking on authority the certification provided by the exporting country.

Breslin was known for taking on authority - whether it be the city council, or the mafia - and writing about the city's underdogs, small-timers and victims, capturing them all with his sharp eye for detail and keen ear for dialogue.

To make a difference, to have adventures, to expose lies, to hold governments to account, to bear witness, to take on authorities all over the world, to educate, entertain, enchant, enthral.

Playing McMurphy, the petty criminal with a twinkle in his eye, an accidental revolutionary who takes on authority in a constrained society and pays a terrible price for this bid for freedom, Slater is a stocky although not always powerful presence who noticeably grows in confidence with every scene.

And, with ever-greater frequency, I took on authority figures (translation: my parents) with the confidence Leia had used to take on the men in her life.

His foray into writing resulted in A Fool's Play, an absurdist take on authority set in King Arthur's court and performed by the company at The Committee's Montgomery Street location.

Probably the best way to understand Freud's take on authority is to consider the mode of therapy that he settled on midway through his career.

Whatever course is taken on political authority, officials here expect the international community to retain significant governing powers.

The record of a patient's crimes -- usually called "the official version" -- takes on an authority of its own, not just for its details, but also for the psychiatric interpretations it contains about those details.

But Watsuji argues that it is the state that takes on the authority of totality.