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
One very lank gentleman, in a loose limp white cravat, long white waistcoat, and a black great-coat, who seemed to be in authority among them, felt called upon to acknowledge it.
From Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens, Charles
Because you have been faithful in a very little, be in authority over ten cities.'
From The Gospels in Four Part Harmony by Clontz, J.
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 Baker, Charles Whiting
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
