1.   But more characteristic was the visible manipulation of supernatural power by men and women who wielded authority.

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

3.   The vast majority of cases involving peasants were heard in local courts, but the judges in those courts wielded an authority devolved in principle from the king.

4.   The programme never described him as such, though he certainly wields the authority you would expect that title would give him.

5.   He remained calm and imposing, a true Commander-in-Chief wielding sovereign authority.

6.   And that does not count paramilitary organizations like the feared OMON, which fight wars and wield authority but are maintained more or less off the books.

7.   But for a transition period at least, the three executives will wield equal authority.

8.   From the lower East Side of Manhattan, it wielded enormous authority in the community of immigrant Jews who journeyed to America from Europe.

9.   He must also be able to provide firm discipline, wield authority and work closely with the owner at every level.