1. A policeman has the authority to arrest lawbreakers.

2. The Prime Minister aimed to reassert his authority.

3. The government says that local authority spending is excessive.

4. The leader must be a person of authority.

5. You have exceeded your authority.

6. Could I speak to someone in authority please?

7. The speech bore the stamp of authority.

8. Policemen have authority to arrest lawbreakers.

9. She established her authority with unrelenting thoroughness.

10. We were brought up to be respectful of authority.

11. The disgraced official was divested of all authority.

12. She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.

13. He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689.

14. He has no respect for authority whatsoever.

15. He plans to delegate more authority to his deputies.

16. Women are often excluded from positions of authority.

17. The present constitution gives supreme authority to the presidency.

18. His authority is steadily weakening.

19. He's got the experience and the authority to carry it off.

20. The United Nations has used/exerted/exercised its authority to restore peace in the area.

21. I have it on the best authority that we will be paid for our work next week.

22. She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.

23. The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.

24. He has authority, but he doesn't try to dominate .

25. The local authority may assist you to obtain alternative accommodation.

26. I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority.

27. The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.

28. There is undoubtedly a groundswell of support for the idea of a strong central authority.

29. The vice - president is trying to usurp the president's authority.

30. She'd developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority.

1. The Prime Minister aimed to reassert his authority.

2. The government says that local authority spending is excessive.

3. You have exceeded your authority.

4. Could I speak to someone in authority please?

5. The speech bore the stamp of authority.

6. She established her authority with unrelenting thoroughness.

7. We were brought up to be respectful of authority.

8. She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.

9. He assumed full authority as tsar in 1689.

10. He has no respect for authority whatsoever.

11. He plans to delegate more authority to his deputies.

12. The present constitution gives supreme authority to the presidency.

13. His authority is steadily weakening.

14. He's got the experience and the authority to carry it off.

15. The United Nations has used/exerted/exercised its authority to restore peace in the area.

16. I'm always wary of men wearing suits, as I equate this with power and authority.

17. The junta reacted violently to the perceived threat to its authority.

18. She now has authority over the people who used to be her bosses.

19. There is undoubtedly a groundswell of support for the idea of a strong central authority.

20. The local authority could find itself in the invidious position of having to refuse.

21. The local authority may assist you to obtain alternative accommodation.

22. She'd developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority.

23. In a position of authority, a weakness for the opposite sex leaves you open to blackmail.

24. She is continually abusing her position/authority by getting other people to do things for her.

25. All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty.

26. The local authority is to carry out a feasibility study into expanding the old stadium.

27. Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.

28. Nothing will be done because no one in authority takes the matter seriously.

29. Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers.

30. The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.

31. In a position of authority, a weakness for the opposite sex leaves you open to blackmail.

32. She is continually abusing her position/authority by getting other people to do things for her.

33. He is out of question the greatest authority on this subject now living.

34. All authority was vested in the woman, who discharged every kind of public duty.

35. The local authority is to carry out a feasibility study into expanding the old stadium.

36. Exertion of authority over others is not always wise; persuasion may be better.

37. Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.

38. Nothing will be done because no one in authority takes the matter seriously.

39. Local authority nursery provision covers only a tiny minority of working mothers.

40. The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.

41. be rid of sb/sth to be free of sb/sth that has been annoying you or that you do not want: She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority.

42. Inwardly he was seething at this challenge to his authority.

43. The Commission is sensitive to accusations that it is overstepping its authority.

44. Don't be overawed by people in authority,[/authority.html] however important they are.

45. General Lewis Mackenzie has impressed everyone with his authority and personal courage.

46. The agency is expected to amalgamate with the National Rivers Authority.

47. Parents have the authority to discipline their children.

48. You have an air of authority.

49. He likes to exert his authority.

50. He was speaking without the prince's authority.

51. Professor Jones is a recognized authority on ancient Egypt.

52. She's an authority on criminal law.

53. It was done without the principal's authority.

54. The organization comes under the authority of the EU.

55. He's in the care of the local authority.

56. She is always extremely deferential to/towards anyone in authority.

57. All his work bears the stamp of authority.

58. They show no respect for authority.

59. Only the manager has the authority to sign cheques.

60. She very rarely asserts her authority over the children.

31. be rid of sb/sth to be free of sb/sth that has been annoying you or that you do not want: She wanted to be rid of her parents and their authority.

32. Inwardly he was seething at this challenge to his authority.

33. The Commission is sensitive to accusations that it is overstepping its authority.

34. Don't be overawed by people in authority, however important they are.

35. General Lewis Mackenzie has impressed everyone with his authority and personal courage.

36. The agency is expected to amalgamate with the National Rivers Authority.

37. He likes to exert his authority.

38. I acknowledged him as an authority.

39. The historic mansion was presented by the owner to the city, and is now kept up by the local authority.

40. He is recognized internationally as an authority in this field.

41. A good dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.

42. The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused.

43. The intention by the local authority to build 2 000 new houses is unrealistic.

44. The President's enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.

45. The governor has been invested with full authority to act.

46. Central authority has been progressively weakened since the outbreak of the civil war.

61. He had an air of quiet authority.

62. They were brought up to respect authority.

63. He accused the local authority of maladministration.

64. Mr Kim bravely stood up to authority.

65. He has the authority to act for the commissar.

66. I need to talk to someone in authority.

67. Those in authority were in a privileged position.

68. The students acknowledged the authority of the student council.

69. Self-governing schools are untrammelled by education authority rules.

70. The water authority was successfully sued over his illness.

71. The local authority has refused to finance the scheme.

72. She's a recognized authority on the subject.

73. He spoke with authority on the topic.

74. The authority failed to carry out its statutory duties.

75. I acknowledged him as an authority.

76. The authority of the central government was rapidly disintegrating.

77. She's a world authority on foetal development.

78. We're tired of having to bow to authority.

79. She had challenged my authority once too often.

80. He attempted to usurp the principal's authority.

81. Older managers carry more authority in a crisis.

82. The Supreme Council is vested with overall authority.

83. Supporting documents must be submitted to the supervisory authority.

84. Only the treasurer has authority to sign cheques.

85. His natural authority fitted him for a senior position.

86. We have the authority to search this building.

87. The European powers extended their authority in Asia.

88. She's a world authority on 19th-century Irish history.

89. Nobody has the authority to overrule his decision.

90. He has the authority for handling this matter.

91. Of course, the ultimate authority remained the presidency.

92. The local authority has not granted planning permission.

93. The local authority is introducing new planning regulations.

94. The officers had exceeded their authority.

95. On whose authority are you putting these posters here?

96. She does not like anyone challenging her authority.

97. Never imagine that rank confers genuine authority.

98. They disclaimed the authority of the president.

98. Wish you will love and make progress everyday!

99. The local health authority denied negligence.

100. I have this information on the highest authority.

101. His enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.

102. He took the car without authority.

103. Central government has extensive authority over teachers.

104. The riot police had exceeded their authority .

105. Teachers exercise authority over their pupils.

106. Overall authority is vested in the Supreme Council.

107. I don't have the authority to send them home.

108. What is your authority for that statement?

109. She is almost embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.

110. I think you're overstepping your authority.

111. Her speech carried the ring of authority.

112. She's a leading authority on genetics.

113. He is in a position of unchallenged authority.

114. The ultimate authority resides with the board of directors.

115. I prefer to deal with somebody in authority.

116. We acted under the authority of the UN.

117. He bore an air of authority.

118. The prime minister succeeded in surviving the challenge to his authority.

119. The Health Education Council has been reconstituted as the Health Education Authority.

120. The school's controversial methods have come under examination by the local authority.

121. Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.

122. The Republicans took the moral high ground with the message that they were best equipped to manage the authority.

123. The local authority must try to recover arrears of rent.

124. I have it on good authority that he is going to be promoted.

125. Taxes should not be levied without the authority of Parliament.

126. She's looked on as the leading authority on the subject.

127. I will not have you running around the countryside without my authority.

128. He had no natural authority and no capacity for imposing his will on others.sentence dictionary

129. The local authority may then try to shuffle these responsibilities off onto another authority.

130. The Local Authority runs an advice centre in the town.

131. Children challenge their parents' authority far more nowadays than they did in the past.

132. The demonstrators have now made a direct challenge to the authority of the government.

133. The Police Complaints Authority has logged more than 90 complaints.

134. I have seen the correspondence between the company and the local authority.

135. The historic mansion was presented by the owner to the city, and is now kept up by the local authority.

136. The court found him to be negligent over the loss of ￡18 million by the local authority.

137. The local authority considered that the school did not meet requirements.

138. There is only one course of action open to the local authority.

139. It outraged the public that the local authority decided to close the road.

140. He got rid of anyone who represented a challenge to his authority.

141. Any alterations had to meet the approval of the local planning authority.

142. Emissions are well below the levels set by the World Health Authority.

143. Certain of the payments were made on Mr Maxwell's authority.

144. I have a suspicion that the local authority may be planning to close the school.

145. Voices of dissent began to rise against the established authority in the 1950s and 1960s.

146. She holds a position of authority in the local church.

147. He has been vested with the power/authority to implement whatever changes he sees fit.

148. The new manager obviously felt the need to demonstrate her authority.

149. I am appalled that one so - called authority could castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile programs.

150. I have it on the highest authority that they are getting a divorce.

151. His irreverence for authority marks him out as a troublemaker.

152. After the war, the army made an attempt to assert its authority in the south of the country.

153. This can only be done under the authority of the government minister.

154. Nursing agencies are subject to inspection by the health authority.

155. The students in the village petitioned the authority for a new playground.

156. The UN feels that it has the moral authority to send troops to the area.

157. Non-residents were refused entry into the region without authority from their own district.

158. I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.

158. is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.

159. You don't have any authority for entering this house. It's private.

160. Being a good boss requires a fine balance between kindness and authority.

161. He is recognized internationally as an authority in this field.

162. He would need all his authority to keep the weak-kneed volunteers from bolting.

163. The authority can chase up the source of the pollution and demand that the owner clean it up.

164. The local authority can apply for a supervision order for the child.

165. These days it goes against the grain to show respect for authority.

166. His authority and, by implication, that of his management team is under threat.

167. You may be able to get a grant from the local authority.

168. Many previously separate groups are now operating under the umbrella of a single authority.

169. The court held that school officials have the authority to dismiss teachers.

170. A good teacher has an easy authority over a class.

171. This a lyrical work written with the authority and assuredness of an experienced writer.

172. Of course, as a teacher I had authority, but rarely did I have occasion to use it.

173. A good dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.

174. The boys showed a complete lack of respect for authority.

175. He talked with the magisterial authority of the head of the family.

176. The central government has decided to devolve authority on the regions.

177. His army years had stamped him with an air of brisk authority.

178. Villagers petitioned the local authority to provide better bus services.

179. No government can justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of the people.

180. The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused.

181. As soon as those in authority give us the okay, we can go ahead with the project.

182. Her hatred of authority led to her expulsion from high school.

183. The intention by the local authority to build 2 000 new houses is unrealistic.

184. He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority.

185. Don't feel constrained to do what he says - he's got no authority.

186. As a boy he always kicked against his father's authority.

187. His argument does not rest on reasoning or on experiment, but on authority.

188. He is not willing to concede any of his power/authority.

189. The President's enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.

190. On the domestic front,[] de Gaulle's priority was to secure his government's authority.

191. The Authority will provide a welfare worker to assist you.

192. I have it on good authority that there's no way this light can cause skin cancer.

193. In newspaper articles she consistently upbraided those in authority who overstepped their limits.

194. He has always tried to cock a snook at authority.

195. If the general found his authority questioned he invariably administered a sharp rebuke.

196. If the economy turned round the Prime Minister's authority would quickly increase.

197. The businessmen have issued a writ against the authority for damages.

198. Our new administrator seems to be trying to stamp her authority on every aspect of the department.

199. He has thumbed his nose at authority all his life.

200. The local authority is falling down on the job of keeping the streets clean.

201. If we can get that grant from the local authority, we'll be well away.

202. The attack took place under the authority of the UN security council.

203. Many prefer a familiar authority figure to a young upstart.

204. The President is facing the sternest test of his authority since he came to power five years ago.

205. Both defendants refused to acknowledge the authority of the court.

206. His critics say his fumbling of the issue of reform has eroded his authority.

207. The Port Authority is an agency jointly run by New York and New Jersey.

208. It is up to the regulating authority to put the measures into effect.

209. The water authority has issued a red alert until the cause of the pollution has been removed.

210. He suspected it was an attempt to undercut his authority.

211. The school opted out of local authority control and is funded directly by the government.

212. He doesn't have the authority to pull rank on me any more.

213. 'I'm not an authority on them,' Jessica said with forced lightness.

213. try its best to collect and build good sentences.

214. The authority must make suitable accommodation available to the family.

215. The local authority exercises parental rights over the children until foster homes are found.

216. Evidently, the local authority are planning to close the school.

217. It was resolved that the matter be referred to a higher authority.

218. The Tennessee Valley Authority applied for a license to operate the facility.

219. I have it on good authority that she's getting married.

220. The conversations were designed to undermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company.

221. A combination of tact and authority was needed to deal with the situation.

222. The rise in crime is often cited as evidence of a general breakdown of authority.

223. The authority to call an emergency meeting rests with the president.

224. Reid reserved his most venomous attack for the Rail Authority.

225. Although the retired architects of the party do not occupy any official positions, they have a lot of authority.

226. She now has authority over the people she used to take orders from.

227. The judge had no authority to order a second trial.

228. She spent 15 years as a clinical psychologist with the Northumberland Health Authority.

229. Unusually among British prime ministers, he was not a man of natural authority.