1.   A reconstituted Supreme Court was given authority over the entire island, with original criminal jurisdiction for serious crime.

2.   He healed the sick, raised the dead, exercised authority over the evil spirits and forgave sins.

3.   He was one of those people who want to wield authority over others.

4.   I realized I would have to stand firm about the can opener or risk losing my authority over Tam and Richie.

5.   In the British system, the Mayor has no authority over the local police.

6.   It means to believe that one has legitimate authority, or that that person has authority over one.

7.   New disciplinary measures and recommendations asserted his authority over clerical and lay Catholics.

8.   No army corps commander can ever be sure he has enough authority over his units to contemplate a coup.

9.   President Nelson Mandela reportedly has ultimate authority over the remaining operational and research details of the program.

10.   Several countries claim authority over the islands.