| have authority | 122.58 | And who has authority to do it? | ||
| say authority | 23.63 | That trust was misplaced, authorities said. | ||
| accuse authority | 20.41 | It accused authorities of arresting him unreasonably. | ||
| urge authority | 13.82 | Jugovic urged Yugoslav authorities to hurry. | ||
| alert authority | 12.44 | Alert the authorities. | ||
| ask authority | 12.44 | The BBC has asked the authorities to reconsider. | ||
| notify authority | 12.11 | A listener notified authorities. | ||
| tell authority | 10.34 | He told the authorities. | ||
| overstep authority | 9.94 | He said Potter overstepped his authority. | ||
| give authority | 9.68 | And the proposed amendment gives authority to do that. | ||
| lack authority | 8.69 | Will cookbooks that lack authority sit on the shelves? | ||
| lead authority | 7.90 | He led authorities to Tasianides. | ||
| undermine authority | 7.64 | It undermines authority. | ||
| contact authority | 7.50 | He contacted authorities on his own. | ||
| prompt authority | 7.04 | The case prompted football authorities to relegate Marseille. | ||
| inform authority | 6.98 | They must also inform judicial authorities. | ||
| challenge authority | 6.78 | We challenged authority. | ||
| force authority | 5.99 | The festivities also forced the authorities to step up security. | ||
| assert authority | 5.66 | Congress began to assert its authority. | ||
| call authority | 5.60 | Swan called authorities. |