be in authority
Example Sentences
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A woman who seemed to be in authority grabbed his wrist.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2011
I see it is best for the children, but I should like to know exactly who is to be in authority over them.'
From Beechcroft at Rockstone by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
A man, who appeared to be in authority, walked to the centre of the dancing-floor and made an announcement that de Spain failed to catch.
From Nan of Music Mountain by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
At the great distance we are from home it behoves some one to be in authority, if we are ever to see the Netherlands again.
From Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Forbes, George
The man whom the two girls imagined to be in authority over the group of people whom they had seen had promised to come to them as soon as he could help them.
From Madge Morton's Secret by Chalmers, Amy D. V.
