Sentence examples for were of equal authority from inspiring English sources

Just as all Apostles without exception were of equal authority and none of them held a paramount position over against the others, so too their successors, the bishops, are of equal authority without exception.

The Swiss Civil Code, which exists in German, French, and Italian versions of equal authority, is a masterly attempt at summarizing and systematizing civil law and has influenced codification in countries as diverse as Brazil and Turkey.

It is believed that, in every state in the Union, the common law principles concerning libels apply; and in some of the states words similar to the words of the amendment are used in the constitution itself or a contemporary bill of rights, of equal authority, without ever being supposed to exclude any law being passed on the subject.

For example, although the territory's three district governors had equal authority, they were of differing Samoan social status.

The progressive family has parents of equal authority.

I was given equal authority in the classroom by teachers.

Law, pt. 2, c. 2. The several States are of equal dignity and authority, and the independence of one implies the exclusion of power from all others.

Being suspicious (of authority, of peers).

The first is one of authority.

Not all societies are of equal worth.

The letters should be of equal size.