1.   An questions and problems were brought to him and his opinions often had the authority of laws and of high court verdicts.

2.   Because they had formal authority, the managers were to arbitrate any disputes that then arose.

3.   But analytically, a political system could exist at any level, even one that does not have ultimate authority.

4.   Coach Harris has the authority to hire and fire players.

5.   He had an authority, an abrupt Decisiveness, that caught me off balance.

6.   He has authority to settle the dispute, for they agreed to abide by his Decision.

7.   I have no authority to do that in a half-day debate, but perhaps hon.

8.   If they have the hierarchical authority to influence the performance agendas of the people who matter, change leaders should use it.

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