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
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 Rockwood, Roy
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 precisely some one to be in authority over us that we want to elect.
From Three Dramas by Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson)
