1.   How could he exert authority over them -- make them toe the line, as he had to -- if he knuckled under...

2.   However, other studies suggest that relationships with clinicians continued to be difficult and not all general managers exerted their authority as successfully as this one.

3.   But after the boys tear open their gifts, they begin fighting, and Graham struggles to exert authority.

4.   Clinton says she sees the United States as an active international player, using its role as the sole superpower to right wrongs and exert moral authority.

5.   For now he can exert authority, in ways Tom Foley never dreamed of, because House Republicans know they owe him their majority and their chairmanships.

6.   He exerts authority gently, but firmly.

7.   He is exerting authority over another executive, one who is considerably lower down the ladder of authority.

8.   In that area of Pakistan, strong tribal leaders exert much authority.

9.   Last week, however, Congress exerted its authority on this matter, too.

10.   Lawyers for the FTC, however, said the agency had increasingly been exerting its authority to act against mergers that limit choices for consumers.