noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a position of power/authority
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Many used their positions of power for personal advantage.
an education authority (= a government organization that makes official decisions about education in one particular area )
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The school is funded by the local education authority.
challenging...authority
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a boy with a reputation for challenging the authority of his teachers
exceeded...authority
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The riot police had exceeded their authority .
exert authority
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It is every parent's responsibility to exert their authority by laying down some firm rules.
express agreement/consent/authority etc
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He is not to leave without my express permission.
Financial Services Authority, the
foremost authorities
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one of the country’s foremost authorities on chemical warfare
give sb control/authority/responsibility etc
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She was given absolute control over all recruitment decisions.
Local Authority
local authority
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Central government is trying to stop local authorities overspending.
quiet authority/dignity (= not saying much but making other people have a particular feeling about you )
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Jack’s air of quiet authority
regulatory body/authority/agency
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New drugs have been approved by the regulatory authority.
sb’s moral authority (= influence that someone has because people believe their principles are right )
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Corruption in government destroys its moral authority.
undermine sb’s confidence/authority/position/credibility etc
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The constant criticism was beginning to undermine her confidence.
world authority
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a world authority on climate change
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
central
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However, such a transfer can happen only at the expense of the central authority .
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But the deeper imprint of the central authority , and the harsher side to its reformist zeal, left scars.
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The Diet represented both central and local authorities , and was a gathering of major importance.
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It also inherited the Roman virtue of sound organization, based on a powerful central authority , and preserved by strict legalism.
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But any notion of a central planning authority , with if not exactly omnipotent powers over other government departments, soon foundered.
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Only a strong central authority could guarantee internal peace and economic stability.
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There is often a lack of real coordination between area or central authorities and individual service points.
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Meaning descends from some central authority in the brain.
federal
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The federal housing authorities had no powers of enforcement.
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Pfaelzer also ordered Keating to pay $ 122 million in restitution to federal regulatory authorities .
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Later this month, federal authorities are expected to announce plans to reduce their supplies of water to farmers by three-quarters.
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Sanchez Ortega dropped out of sight within days of his being questioned by federal authorities and has not been seen since.
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On top of that, you will note that there are seventeen outstanding warrants filed by various state and federal authorities against her.
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Amid an increasingly hostile war of words, Finley has criticized Racicot for reneging on a promise to cooperate with federal authorities .
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The bill also would give federal agents authority to obtain wiretaps to detect smuggling and document-fraud crimes.
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They do, however, decide whether to notify the state or federal authorities who lead such investigations.
local
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The report included structure diagrams for each type of local authority based on the outlines shown in Figs 5.1 and 5.2.
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Finally, on 30 May 1990 the local authority issued a summons in the county court seeking payment of both amounts.
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The optimal size of the local authority depends on the kind of public good under consideration.
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The local authority associations were subsequently asked to provide an alternative set of proposals.
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She withdrew because her case has been taken over by the local authority , her solicitor Alistair Babbington said.
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Rather, it seems voters were strongly influenced by their perception of the competence of their own local authority .
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The educational aspects of social change can be assessed only by looking at the local education authorities .
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He is right to draw attention to the hypocrisy of those local authorities , as he has described it.
moral
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Although delays were mitigated and judicial efficiency improved, the courts continued to exercise little moral authority .
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He wielded real moral authority , to my eye.
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But we have to admit that Mr Clinton has preserved much more moral authority and effectiveness in office than ever seemed possible.
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When she stood, though, she projected physical power and moral authority .
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Sincere spirit and moral authority count, not quick and easy money.
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In 1945 Rhee possessed moral authority and commanded deep respect, even among those antagonistic to his conservatism.
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The one thing he takes seriously is Buddhism: this anchors his fiery imagination, giving it a species of moral authority .
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I recognize no human moral authority outside my existential self.
other
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In the other two authorities the schools were selected randomly from school lists.
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A few other authorities have taken over elements of the scheme.
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Conventions can arise in other ways and authorities can do other things.
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We do not find that any other authority clashes with our present judgement, which must be in favour of the defendant.
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One other authority has a joint budget with the health authority, funding a crossroads care attendant scheme and health care assistants.
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There's no other authority outside of me.
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Having access to the creative approaches to the reforms in other authorities was really useful.
political
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Should political authority be managed for national independence or for collaboration?
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Or local political leader whose authority has been superseded by leaders abroad?
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But the political authorities still of course have considerable power to control the railways.
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Depending on the political system, this might entail voting and campaign activities to influence the selection and action of political authorities .
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Finally, the state is fragmented, both in terms of political authority and the organizational form and logic of its component parts.
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It therefore may be felt that the thesis can not serve for the analysis of political authority .
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Does not the fact that political authorities govern groups of people transform the picture?
public
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Level Most public library authorities place a strong emphasis on introductory materials and standard works, rather than on advanced material.
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The public facilities authority raises capital by issuing taxable bonds to investors, whose money pays to renovate the stadium.
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Women owe it to the public health authorities to eat up their pills and stay healthy.
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You should be looking at the nature of public authority when you invest.
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Why should the extent of this activity be of concern to the public authorities ?
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The majority of the Court of Appeal concluded that the same principle should not apply in the case of such public authorities .
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The users of Eurocurrency are multinational firms, central banks and governments and other public authorities .
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Courts will only interfere with a spending decision of a public authority in the most unusual circumstances.
regional
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These powers of a regional planning authority in relation to development control are essentially rights of intervention to give effect to regional planning policies.
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Funding for this network will be provided by the three ministries, regional authorities , and network users.
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Health post: Yorkshire regional health authority has appointed Len Wright as its new director of finance.
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But a regional health authority spokesman dismissed the document as pure speculation.
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To deal with disputes over such matters, regional health authorities will act as conciliators.
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An influential minority report by Derek Senior advocated a map involving solely two-tier regional authorities , 35 in number.
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Trusts take a much narrower view on long-term needs than regional health authorities , and nursing education is not even an obligation.
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There are 8 regional authorities and 47 second-tier districts.
regulatory
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Purchasers seeking clearance and other parties submitting information to the regulatory authorities face prosecution if they supply false or misleading information.
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Pfaelzer also ordered Keating to pay $ 122 million in restitution to federal regulatory authorities .
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In other words, a parent bank and its subsidiaries abroad will be supervised by the parent country regulatory authority .
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In Britain, questions have been raised over the impartiality of the regulatory authority .
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Investigation progress reports were issued to councillors, regulatory authorities and emergency services and public complaints were handled on a one-to-one basis.
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Teesside Operations is co-operating fully with all local and regulatory authorities in various studies to identify the causes of poor health.
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It appears that the regulatory authorities are extremely slow at detecting fraud.
■ NOUN
education
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On education he applauded the Conservatives for taking school budgets out of control of local education authorities .
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Local education authorities will contribute through staffing and clerical costs they may also provide office space and equipment, etc.
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It is being funded by 19 of the country's 116 education authorities .
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In Worcestershire, the education authority is committed to parity of excellence for all of its comprehensive schools.
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Trafford education authority has received about £13 million in the past two years to help it reorganise and improve its schools.
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The attitude of Nottinghamshire local education authority has been quite disgraceful by any standards.
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There are many other well-established agencies at work in most education authorities .
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Now we aim to increase further the day-to-day independence of schools and colleges within a democratically accountable framework of local education authorities .
health
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Greater Manchester Police said that if a local health authority asked the police for assistance the force would respond.
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The health authority confirmed a High Court hearing would start on April 9 in Middlesbrough.
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The guidance gives an insight into the respective contribution of staff at ward, unit and health authority level.
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Cooperation between general practitioners and district health authorities requires mutual accountability.
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The fund holding surgery can by-pass the health authority and buys services direct from hospitals.
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Keeping the principle of coterminous boundaries meant 90 health authorities , varying widely in population size.
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Will the Government issue clear guidance on which responsibilities will fall to health authorities and which to social services?
planning
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Fourth, to put mineral planning authorities under a duty to review the planning situation in respect of every mineral operation within their area.
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No development was to take place without permission from the local planning authority .
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But any notion of a central planning authority , with if not exactly omnipotent powers over other government departments, soon foundered.
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And to compound the problem, the local planning authority had shown themselves unsympathetic to the owner's over-ambitious plans for rebuilding.
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This is an indication of how far government policy has undermined local planning authority priorities on the ground.
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Developments of this sort can not be carried out without planning permission granted by local planning authority .
water
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In fact the water authorities are especially sensitive to criticism in the media.
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Mr Henderson said the water authority is committed to cleaner rivers, beaches and purer water.
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The National Rivers Authority came into existence in September, 1989, having been separated from the old water authorities .
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Ultimately water authority staff prize personal qualities as an officer's most important attributes.
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Ten of these are the successors to the regional water authorities and they also provide sewerage services.
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Pollution is in effect qualitatively and quantitatively controlled by the water authorities since standards are administratively negotiated.
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The responsibility for detecting pollution and enforcing regulations in the two water authorities studied rests with a policing section or inspectorate.
■ VERB
challenge
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He thus challenged authority simply by declaring that he was al-haqq, truth incarnate.
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Then there are the risks of challenging this in authority .
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Anyone who challenges my authority will have to stand up to this divine power when I come to Corinth.
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It challenges their authority and specialisms and notions of objectivity.
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There were no fractious sects and gangsters to challenge his authority .
give
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Priority is to be given to the 57 authorities submitting Inner Area Programmes.
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Several justices voiced doubt about the wisdom of giving police automatic authority to tell all passengers to get out of a car.
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Crimes of Tazir are given to the appropriate authority to determine punishment.
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Each team was given achievement responsibility, authority , and accountability for a specific set of black-boxes.
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Other drafts give parliament considerably greater authority than he would like.
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There was some-thing peaceful about it, something firm and orderly; it gave him some small authority over his own life.
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The law gives local authorities the power to decide and they, in turn, define the kind of workers they want.
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This will give police authorities access to their calls.
provide
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These provide a network of public services complementing those provided by local authorities .
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Music was provided by the Shrine authorities with pilgrims assisting with readings, bidding prayers and the offertory procession.
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Some one who had provided the Western authorities with considerable intelligence material from his travels in the East.
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Prospective developers should make their planning applications on forms provided by the planning authority .
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Some local authorities only support elderly residents in their own homes, whereas two authorities have no directly provided provision.
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The possibility of transfer of responsibility to central government agencies for some services previously provided by local authorities has already been mentioned.
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The legal differences reflect the political and economic differences in that different services are provided under the authority of different statutes.
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Similarly contracting-out may not provide authorities with greater flexibility if they are tied to long-term arrangements which are difficult to renegotiate.
require
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This requires authority and a strong nerve.
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Those inevitably require hierarchical authority to implement and tend to be mechanistic.
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A solicitor is required to obtain authority to use the green form scheme in such proceedings.
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The first is its lack of certainty as to what was required of the health authority .
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In order to direct people, those in senior positions require authority to legitimise the instructions and orders they give.
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Successful peacekeeping requires two things: authority and strength.
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We will require local authorities to define minimum standards of accessibility in their areas and draw up transport plans which meet them.
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It permitted, but did not, as Wilson had intended, require local authorities to provide meals for needy schoolchildren.
undermine
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The Red Cross claims that every misuse of the symbol undermines its authority and endangers its members operating in difficult conditions.
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Dictators and schoolteachers have tried to control it, fearing its contagious power to undermine authority .
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The Lords did not in their speeches think that they were undermining the authority of Lawrence.
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The president faces issues that can catch him off guard and undermine his authority .
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Knowledge of their relationship would undermine their authority , or so they thought.
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But his behavior clearly undermined his authority .
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This must have infuriated my father and undermined his authority .
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Similarly, the increasing use of urban development corporations ind Whitehall grants in inner cities would further undermine local authorities .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
father/mother/authority figure
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A young girl needs a strong mother figure .
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And he registers genuine hurt at the fact that Buzzy regards Buck as more of a father figure than himself.
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As we get older, we may be abused by other authority figures - teachers, doctors, bosses.
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Disrespect the authority figure out there on the field and then wonder why the kids do it in their classrooms.
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Eventually Daley made the remarkable transition from political boss to father figure .
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He spoke seldom, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a companionable father figure .
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It would seem that we are far more likely to obey unquestioningly when the authority figure is actually present.
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One wonders what is the unspoken view of the other authority figures involved in setting this up?
reassert your authority/power/control
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For the next year the Republican government was obliged to struggle to reassert its authority.
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Governments will reassert their control over corporations when people reassert their control over governments.
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Historians are divided into two viewpoints about the Tsars ability to reassert his power and avoid revolution.They are the optimists and pessimists.
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Louis the Pious, taking Charles with him, moved quickly to reassert his control.
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The battered Premier was today desperately trying to reassert his authority after Mr Lamont's devastating attack.
the unacknowledged leader/authority etc
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In the hierarchy of Balniddrie-although pecking-order might be a more accurate term-Kara was the unacknowledged leader.
wield power/influence/authority etc
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A close adviser of the dead King, he now wields power because of that King's death.
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But more characteristic was the visible manipulation of supernatural power by men and women who wielded authority.
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Conservatism went into relative eclipse. while Labour under Clement Attlee was able to wield influence in the coalition government.
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Curtiss draws a picture of a sensual, self-serving middle-aged woman who wields power as well as influence.
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In allowing authority figures to wield power over us indiscriminately, we surrender our rights to choose to take responsibility.
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Others were content to wield power in the party machines rather than in the public eye.
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They weren't out to impress or wield power.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Al-Azhar is Egypt's highest religious authority .
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Coach Harris has the authority to hire and fire players.
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Contact your local health authority for details of the scheme in your area.
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In the British system, the mayor has no authority over the local police.
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No one dared to question the principal's authority .
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Reischauer became an authority on Japanese-American relations.
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She was widely regarded as the country's leading authority on plant diseases.
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The airline has been given authority to fly to several U.S. destinations.
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The King had the authority to raise taxes without the permission of parliament.
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The number of complaints received by the Police Complaints Authority has risen sharply in recent years.
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the Regional Water Authority
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although the new managers had focused on the privileges that came with formal authority , the superiors emphasized the duties-the accountability.
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Because of the emergency, the authority would be granted and Agriculture would have two hundred new slots.
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But, in addition, it has also meant some surrender of authority to Washington.
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Local authorities are legally obliged to record unmet needs and disclose details of these.
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Responsibility and accountability are coupled with managerial authority .
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The evacuation of many schools gave military and civil authorities the opportunity to requisition the buildings for their own use.
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The victims were more than strangers to the killers, authorities say.