Sentence examples for without authoritative from inspiring English sources

More brilliantly than anyone, Nietzsche understood the peril of modern nihilism and the need to cultivate robust souls who would strive to achieve excellence without authoritative religious belief.

Unjust as it seems, passengers have often been arrested and taken into police custody simply for attempting to leave a stranded plane without authoritative permission.

The -ative ending often shows up even when there isn't a corresponding noun ending in -ation: we have authoritative without authoritation, qualitative without qualitation and talkative without talkation.

He said such attacks "cannot be carried out without the authoritative body, Palestinian officialdom, being aware of it".

Adherence may be less than complete because companies may not act without an authoritative body promulgating an organising policy.

People at first simply talked without having any authoritative backing from reference books.

Dolan never replaced Walsh, leaving the front office with an assortment of bright minds, but without a single, authoritative leader.

The antithesis of a rulebook automaton, he is authoritative without being condescending and balances sharp comment with quick humour.

Some adjectives do recur in the research about effective parenting: warm, loving, supportive, consistent and authoritative without being too punitive.

"He's the voice of modern, rational society – calm, gently authoritative without being authoritarian, knowledgeable, very warm".

"In my view," he said, "pundits often make comparisons to previous presidents because it allows them to sound authoritative without putting forth a great deal of thought".