be in authority
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A woman who seemed to be in authority grabbed his wrist.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2011
Because you have been faithful in a very little, be in authority over ten cities.'
From The Gospels in Four Part Harmony by J. Clontz
They seemed to be in authority, for when they had spoken all the others were silent.
From Through the Air to the North Pole or The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch by Roy Rockwood
As my near relative it is fitting that you should be in authority.
From The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
It is not strange, however, that the workman, conscious of the strength of the fraternity behind him, sometimes grows arrogant and insolent toward those who must necessarily be in authority over him.
From Monopolies and the People by Charles Whiting Baker
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