Sentence examples for weaker authority from inspiring English sources

The nation now has such a director, but with weaker authority than what the commission proposed, and the position may turn out to be no more than another layer of bureaucracy.

It makes us look like a weak authority.

The report described circumstances during a period of fluidity and weak authority after the popular uprising that ousted Kyrgyzstan's authoritarian leader, Kurmanbek S. Bakiyev.

And given the already wobbly economy and the already weak authority of the government, a serious setback might set the stage for social and political turmoil -- maybe with an ethnic and religious edge.

In diplomatic circles, Mr. Karzai is sometimes referred to as the "Mayor of Kabul," a reference to his control of the capital, but weak authority in remote areas of the country.

Weak authority and largely voluntary standards limit global institutions' impact on nuclear safety and security.

Not only would Eurozone institutions be inadequate, but they would have weak authority.

Even before the uprising began, Yemen was the poorest country in the Middle East, fractured and unstable with a government that had weak authority at best outside the capital Sanaa.

Even in otherwise peaceful places conflicts between Islamist groups and often weak authorities have been on the rise.Last October police fought running battles with the supporters of an influential sheikh on the streets of Dakar, the capital of Senegal.

Low interest rates can also unleash inflation, but when economic growth is very weak, authorities worry more about deflation.

He said all of the councils which were happy to merge were "weak authorities" which should not be paired together.