| 单词 | authority |
| 例句 | Strauss: “This is too important to all of us to bring it out into the open prematurely. You’re taking the authority on yourself—” Nemur: “You forget that I’m the senior member of this project.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “I have heard from authority, which I thought as good, that it was left you conditionally only, and at the will of the present patron.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z At the hearing, the authorities grilled me as to how I got the newspaper, and I refused to answer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, the authorities confirmed that our father was there. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The first is that it has jurisdiction only over foods shipped in interstate commerce; foods grown and marketed within a state are entirely outside its sphere of authority, no matter what the violation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I asked permission of the authorities to attend my son’s funeral. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of men with authority—doctors, lawyers, detectives, perhaps—took her into a room and told her he was gone. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Every particular detail of these operations was known and approved by the highest authorities in Washington.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In March of 1982,1 was told by the prison authorities that my wife had been in a car accident, and that she was in hospital. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give her here,” she said, with such authority that Mia handed the soft bundle over without thinking. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The woman spoke with a heavy western North Carolina accent, which I used to discredit her authority. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Truth must be searched, loved and professed by all men; nor must any mens authority, old or new, hold us from it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I shouted, putting all the authority I could into my voice. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I was also fairly certain if she learned about my illegal status, she would enlist her parents to call the proper authorities. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He seems a bit irritated that his authority has been undermined by the parrot and the swabby. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When the Narita Airport Immigration Security authorities brutally and violently “arrested” me...I was seriously injured and very nearly killed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The mayor had no authority to go against the city council’s vote to let the Fugees use the field for six months. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Later the authorities installed microphones and speakers in front of the glass, a marginal improvement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z During the Rivonia Trial, I remarked to a security policeman that if the government did not reform itself, the freedom fighters who would take our place would someday make the authorities yearn for us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The local authorities, after the armistice of Neerlandia, were mayors without initiative, decorative judges picked from among the peaceful and tired Conservatives of Macondo. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then, after he had served only six and a half years, he was pardoned by the governor of Texas; Middleton had a girlfriend, and Lewis’s family believed that she had bribed authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Governments, I said, derive their authority and legitimacy from the consent of the governed, and we had assembled to create such a legitimate authority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am considered something of a Potter authority; it is widely known that we are friendly. I have assured the spirit community that I will not pester you for information, however. ‘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z This created a sense of solidarity, which caused great concern among the white authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Appealing to authority—whether by quoting a commonplace or the words of a named source— always strengthens an argument. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He is the principal authority for the myths about the beginning of everything. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two issues regarding the authorities about which I could never persuade my colleagues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Any brief account of the rest of Galileo’s life is inevitably dominated by his subsequent clash with the authorities in Rome. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z We know that the authorities charged with investigating this shooting did very little to investigate the officer and did everything in their power to investigate Prince Jones. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He spoke with a thick accent, and with authority. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “That Japanese whaler. The one seized by the port authorities. Is she still tied up at the docks?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But Farmer likes being grounded in the kind of obscurity, away from the media and spotlight, that refreshes his passion and authority; doctoring to the poor is his ultimate source of power. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Edward’s voice was low, but full of authority. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The lack of clarity about their postwar roles as the handover of policy authority to civilian control approached had further diminished morale among the staff members who remained. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mind you, some of their ideas were sound enough, she went on, with the smug authority in her voice of one who is in a position to judge. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z As I later discovered, they had nearly chosen a different facility because the authorities feared I might attract sympathetic attention at a university hospital. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to delegate authority to a small circle of trusted manhunters, including Lieutenant Lafayette Baker, newly arrived from New York. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z To win the Cherokees to their side, British authorities provided weaponry and money, while separatist representatives threatened the towns with complete destruction if they did not remain neutral. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z From the moment in which she entered the room Úrsula felt inhibited by the maturity of her son, by his aura of command, by the glow of authority that radiated from his skin. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Unlike any other aid recipient in the world, North Korea’s government insisted on sole authority for transporting donated food. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He was smiling and looked confident, but he had a line of hired goons standing behind him to back up his authority. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His father, walking with swift authority, approached the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he’s the authority on talking to the ladies, though that night I didn’t see him walking over to the New Crew on his own. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Noun. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority, who is not necessarily regarded as a belligerent.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z York might be young and untested, but as Ernest’s designated director, his managerial authority would be, at least in formal terms, indisputable. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The regular authorities had finally noticed that things were changing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When it comes to best practices in usage, there is no higher authority. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It’s a pity we have to turn in our big Philips, but when you’re in hiding, you can’t afford to bring the authorities down on your heads. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Crispin, if we wish to survive, it’s time for us to go to work.” he said with sudden authority, and turned away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z That meant that if the authorities found her, they would send her back to Afghanistan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It makes me feel as though the knife in my hand, which should lend me authority, isn’t enough. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The Hitler Youth enjoyed the power they had over teachers and other authority figures. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “After the last two glorious weeks of open and successful defiance,” he later said, “I wasn’t in a mood to jump when the authorities told me to.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Government-run foster homes in Mexico get migrant children whom authorities find abandoned in airports and bus stations and on the streets. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “I do thank you for taking the time, Pomona,” Slughorn was saying courteously, “most authorities agree that they are at their most efficacious if picked at twilight.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t know that Indian women had more power and authority than white women, a fact detailed in captivity stories. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “Pixie-haired gorgeous girl dislikes authority and can’t help but fall for a boy she knows is trouble. It’s your autobiography, so far as I can tell.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Chapter 2 described the first step in some detail, including the legal rules that grant police the discretion and authority to stop, interrogate, and search anyone, anywhere, provided they get “consent” from the targeted individual. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the early 1950s, federal and state authorities finally cracked down on the group. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "You use it to write angry letters to airport authorities." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When they tried to return, they were stopped at the border by American immigration authorities who would not let them back into the country. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Yet if he let the man turn him away, where was his authority? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was the only thing Nailer had ever seen his father talk about with careful respect rather than abusive authority. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If you show this to the authorities, you will most certainly be placing your life in danger. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He still could not understand what had happened, but at least he realized that Blackberry wanted him to show authority. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief danger is that a policeman will notice your suspicious activities and arrest you—in which case it is quite difficult convincing your own authorities that you’re not working for the enemy. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Trepid talked her husband into ripping up the forms they were supposed to submit to the authorities, reporting the twins’ arrival. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The priestess was a voice for peace, acceptance, and obedience to lawful authority. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Of course it was none of her business, and she had no authority. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The common people as well, seeing that they cannot resist the nobility, give their support to one man so as to be defended by his authority. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z If anything should happen to him, he said, she should take it out immediately and turn it over to the authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When the book was published Calvin contacted the authorities in Vienna and had the heretic imprisoned. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z "You'll work with David and me," he informed me with authority. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Weak writers like to use scientific-sounding words to lend authority to limp sentences. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A large number of ANC members were charged by the authorities, and a trial was set for the island’s administrative court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Guardians would not want to take the risk of looking inside, searching, doubting their authority. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The PAC maintained that negotiations with the authorities were a betrayal, but that did not stop them from taking advantage of the benefits that resulted from negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But his luck with the authorities runs out. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The authorities always found it distressing when I wanted to defend myself in court because the accompanying publicity would show that I was still fighting for the same values I always had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Most of them do not seem to walk with authority.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities have traced the partial license plate and VIN from the vehicle that exploded to a rental agency on the Illinois-lndiana border. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He watched her examine a patient, her authority impeccable. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed that he relayed our complaints to the authorities, indicating the ones he thought were reasonable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, we need Bogrod to control the cart; I no longer have the authority. But there will not be room for the wizard.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They had to avoid the authorities because of Nin’s reputation for thievery, but that wasn’t the reason they lived like nomads. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A Judge McClellan in Lansing had authority over me and all of my brothers and sisters. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And she pushes past him, his authority overridden. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The law helped transform the country into a police state; no dictator could covet more power than the Ninety-Day Detention Law gave to the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His father, also named Charles, had the unusual distinction of being a leading authority on the poet Dante and on mosses. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I don’t know what possessed me, but I grabbed her wrist, the list of punishments for touching an authority figure running through my head like a skipping CD, each scratch sharper than the next. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I don’t trust Estraven, whose motives are forever obscure; I don’t like him; yet I feel and respond to his authority as surely as I do to the warmth of the sun. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Milo, I forbid you to fly any more combat missions,” Colonel Cathcart declared in a tone of stem and inflexible authority. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Mining officials were eager to recruit labor in the countryside, and the chiefs had authority over the men they needed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although her subjects gather at each new coronation to renew their fealty, authority still rests in the crown. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When Sverrisson had brought this up, as delicately as he could, Bobby had replied: “A will is not necessary. Don’t worry about that. Miyoko has full authority to do anything for me, if necessary.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But the farmer convinced the authorities that Dutchy was a juvenile delinquent who needed a firm hand, and Dutchy was returned to him. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Shivering and frightened and full of pain as he and Lyra were, they had more authority than the whole mass of the dead put together. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A roomful of silent, stone-faced white authority figures stood over me, the guilty young black man. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “The email that was sent out last night was cruel and cheap, and could be considered criminal if reported to the authorities,” Headmaster Clarkson continued. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was quite safe; the oddly garbed animal posed no threat to his authority as bailiff of this stretch of water. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He wore a plain canvas jacket and a checked shirt, like many gyptian men; there was nothing to mark him out but the air of strength and authority he had. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As for the overseer, he made much play of his authority, directing them with a loud voice and many gestures but doing not a stroke of work himself. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to possess some kind of authority in the Brotherhood, but his exact function was unclear. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mollie had always assisted the authorities, but as they began looking into Roan’s death, she became uneasy. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I have it on unimpeachable authority that there will be an attempt made to strangle the Princess this very night.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I asked to meet with the attorney general or whatever official had final decision-making authority, and he said that he would see what he could do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But because he had been carrying no identification, the authorities didn’t know who he was, where he was from, or why he was there. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His tone was casual but suggested authority nonetheless. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I told him, the land had been made available to these people by the local authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then this ‘source’ of yours should go straight to the authorities and make a report. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Tired of that hermeneutical delirium, the workers turned away from the authorities in Macondo and brought their complaints up to the higher courts. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Not to mention Dasch's lost notebook, which could lead the authorities right to him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Hannah insisted, though her question seemed to lack authority, with both of them sitting naked, goosebumps scattered over their arms and thighs. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one thing the Thunderhead was not given authority over. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Occupation authorities decree that every house must have a list of its occupants fixed to its door: M. Etienne LeBlanc, age 62. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The drugs became scarce, which prompted state correctional authorities to obtain them illegally, without complying with FDA rules that regulate the interstate sale and transfer of drugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I explained to a group of several hundred Africans, Indians, and Coloureds that volunteering was a difficult and even dangerous duty, as the authorities would seek to intimidate, imprison, and perhaps attack the volunteers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z President of the art club is not a position of authority. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z She looks off to the side as she speaks, as if her lack of eye contact is the ultimate rebellion against authority. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Though what authority he retains is not clear. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They represented, he liked to say, his authority as an officer of the law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Almost inevitably, he became the leading authority on coprolites–fossilized feces–and had a table made entirely out of his collection of specimens. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She looked at the other three, her glance and voice had that slight suggestion of command in it that comes from having occupied a position of authority. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It was the first time since she had been taken from her homeland that she had met a black man in a position of authority. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an observance the authorities considered mandatory. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My strategy was to overwhelm the prison authorities and the courts with legitimate requests, which I knew they would have a difficult time satisfying. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At long last the British authorities decided it was safe for us to go to Gombe. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It happened too late, authorities think, for anyone to be inside. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I might’ve handled the clerk with a softer touch, but Emma had no patience for the self-important authority of petty bureaucrats. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The authorities looked at my papers and stamped me in. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents and other adults at the masjid had given up trying to "save" her by getting the authorities involved. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “God,” she whispers, “grant me one wish. Get Mexican immigration authorities to catch Enrique and deport him back to Honduras. Send him back to me.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z If I had been railroaded, the authorities would have known how I’d gotten it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But Mac simply smiled and said the authorities wouldn’t know that; they judged a book by its tide. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the coffin was pried open in the presence of the appropriate authorities, it was found to contain a bag of sand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No authorities had any record of it, and he never recovered the money, his life savings. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “The authorities,” I said, my mind still reeling from the shock. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Bryan was detained by the authorities after the first hearing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z So how can we reconcile the conviction that certain usages are wrong with the absence of any authority that ever decided what was right? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Out of this haze of relatives and authority figures loomed a dominating presence that would come and go. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, the authorities are now encouraging us to start hobbies— again, the OAS on their backs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Chiefdoms characteristically have an ideology, precursor to an institutionalized religion, that buttresses the chief’s authority. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This angered Badenhorst and the authorities who regarded this as unacceptable insubordination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Odysseus left him authority over his house and slaves, to guard them well. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If each prisoner in turn voiced his complaints, the authorities could yell “Time up!” before a visitor reached cell 18. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then how could one live in a world in which one’s mind and perceptions meant nothing and authority and tradition meant everything? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It violated the central premise of the revolutionary legacy—namely, that the people at large were the sovereign source of all political authority. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In this way, he was able to safeguard the entire text from the authorities and smuggle it out when he was released in 1976. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The authority in the mystery figure’s voice makes me freeze. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z No less an authority than Oliver Cromwell is said to have remarked that there would have been no Irish rebellion ‘if there had been an Earl of Cork in every province’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “The authorities in Florida are still in charge of the case,” the caseworker said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “But while he was in Lansing you wrote him frequently. Or so the Kansas authorities tell us,” Nye said. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities insisted that once Hale and his conspirators were given life sentences, they’d found the guilty parties. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Our situation, I find, is thus: Williamsburg—its Palace and its House of Burgesses—lies utterly abandoned by all royal authority, and is now the haunt of rebels. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z That left only one question to ponder: Would he be stopped at the crossing into Hungary and turned over to the U.S. authorities? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The authority was Will’s own—or his dæmon’s, perhaps. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He need only be careful that they do not seize too much military power and authority. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “They’re next in authority to the mayor. Though I don’t like them much,” she added, remembering how she’d been so roughly hustled down the stairs from the roof of the Gathering Hall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Get permission from the authorities to come see me in jail.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He told me he’d spoken to airport authorities about the problem, but evidently they hadn’t listened. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I’m going to get Grandpa, for he is the only man in the country that has authority to move the body.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Frolic went to the base of a wooden post that was entwined with a purple-blossomed vine, and lifted his leg to proclaim his presence and authority here. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The authorities always imagined that we were secretly linked with all kinds of powerful forces on the outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Union colonel in charge tells the soldier that he does not have the authority to halt the attack. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I well knew the authorities would feel threatened by my kaross as so many whites feel threatened by the true culture of Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But I thought it was more important that we see each other than to resist the petty machinations of the authorities, and Winnie consented to carry a pass. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Zola says, “He won’t like it. He’ll say he needs permission from the authorities—the police or whoever would be in charge of the children.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z But the remedy lacked his authority because it was simple and didn’t cost anything. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The absent witnesses—proverb and commonplace, custom and authority—are not to be underestimated. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Many are caught by the Mexican police or by la migra, the Mexican immigration authorities, who take them south to Guatemala. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In early 1977, the authorities announced the end of manual labor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the amendments to the state’s constitution, the punishment for possessing seditious writings, or for aiding and abetting a colored person, was left to the discretion of local authorities. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Inevitably, eastern customs and cultures clashed with western authorities. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As those in positions of authority are not brave enough to correct this error, I have taken it upon myself to reveal the truth. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z With testimony distinguished from authority, what was previously authority became, in Glanvill’s words, simply ‘old and useless luggage’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z International health authorities were urgently concerned to find the exact source of the monkeys, in order to pin down where in nature the Marburg virus lived. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The society was to defer to the word of no authority but stick to the facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “You see? You have no respect for excessive authority or obsolete traditions. You’re dangerous and depraved, and you ought to be taken outside and shot I” “Are you serious?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z By themselves they had unseated the authority of a headmaster. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The instruction was intended to assimilate Mollie into white society and transform her into what the authorities conceived of as the ideal woman. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In just nine years, from a base of zero, he became the leading authority on American plants. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was the gaze of a seer, of a holy oracle whose power and authority were drawn from the very universe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A new funding source had entered the field: the National Cancer Institute, established by Congress in August and seeded with $400,000 in annual grant-making authority. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Apparently their grandmother was somewhat of an authority on steps such as these. The clever old mole would neither dig nor break them. Evidently she could turn the step over, once she had brushed it.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Galileo demonstrated that the earth went round the sun, but the authority of the accepted wisdom was too great to dislodge. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z So potent was an opinion already decided, making authority prevail unsupported by reason. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Four of five times along this part of the route, one rail official estimates, authorities don’t stop the train. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z His eyes were so wild, his hair so long and matted, his voice was so full of authority and thunder that he caused panic on the first, or Charter, National Suicide Day in 1920. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was as if these terrifying authorities, these uniformed agents, had been lying in wait behind the façades of pretty buildings for a disaster they knew must come. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His maxim was, Behave well or behave ill, it is the duty of a master occasionally to whip a slave, to remind him of his master’s authority. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z And I had four brothers when I was coming up, so I guess you might call me a pretty good authority on boys in general....’” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Shebeens were considered illegal by authorities, for they took business away from government-run beer halls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They were more afraid of strung-out friends who might let us foam at the mouth and overdose to avoid getting in trouble with the authorities. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The authorities were clearly attempting to humiliate her and me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the eve of battle, he said—and he spoke with some authority—you want to hear your commander speaking to you in your own language. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Ah yes. They are nurses, for sure. I can tell,” Kadiatu murmured with a voice of authority. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z After protracted negotiations with the prison authorities, we were permitted to have consultations under very strict conditions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Glancing neither left nor right, he strode indomitably up to the steam counter and, in a dear, full-bodied voice that was gruff with age and resonant with ancient eminence and authority, said: “Gimme eat.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z That spring, we had felt a certain thawing on the part of the authorities, a relaxation of the iron-fisted discipline that had prevailed on the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Samp and beans was the best meal that the prison prepared, and in this case, the authorities put in more beans and gravy than usual. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was doing that to look like an authority figure, I realized. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z By 1426 CE, they and their allies had overthrown the Tepanecs, and they soon moved to bring all the peoples of Mexico under their authority. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z “Madam,” I pressed, “I have it on the best authority that among the finest mantua makers of London, the pannier is no longer the mode.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Such a trial, I felt, would only play into the hands of the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities had been harassing Winnie in the belief that she would know whether or not I was back. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It took months for authorities to apprehend Blackie, and, as Hoover noted, “a number of officers had to take their lives in their hands to correct this mistake.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As Alvarez recounted the episode, he hastened to Lawrence’s office to advise him that as long as Wick remained in good standing as a faculty member, Ernest had no authority to fire him. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We were instructed never to reveal details of our home life to any figures of authority: teachers, social workers, cops, storekeepers, or even friends. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It replaced the professorial lecture, the voice of authority, by a text in whose margin you could scribble your dissent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z This was the beginning of the Reformation; intellectuals everywhere began to reject the authority of the pope. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He was renouncing his imprisonment, our authority, the entire system that had placed him there. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m always hurt over any act of disobedience on my part concerning Mr. Muhammad. . . . Yes, sir—anything The Honorable Elijah Muhammad does is all right with me. I believe absolutely in his wisdom and authority.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt’s words echo in my head: I have no authority here. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Still, it didn’t seem like a good idea to notify the authorities. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z By the time I alerted authorities, Katz would have been missing for four or five days. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z We found court records revealing that the D.A. and the sheriff, who are county officials, had somehow gotten city charges and fines against Hooks dismissed, even though they had no authority in city courts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z No one must walk in the streets without special authority. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It didn’t surprise her to see that the Specter was under Mrs. Coulter’s power; no one could resist that authority. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1605, Paul V had been elected Pope, and he made a determined effort to extend the authority of the Church and tighten the papal grip on Catholic states. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z It would have been wrong to say that the players’ behavior posed a constant challenge to authorities, because by their account authorities made no effort to stop them and in many cases protected them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Note to self: Suicide is not a laughing matter, particularly for authority figures who are in any way responsible for you. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Alex Williams didn’t inherit the skills to interact with authority figures from his parents and grandparents the way he inherited the color of his eyes. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I let the staffers know through painstaking displays of competence and efficiency that I was serious about the work however menial and clerical, and that I was ready to do what anyone of authority required. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Their authority was so new that occasionally if they pressed a little too hard it had to be overlooked. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Kind of like the drug dealer who’s done everything, and can speak with authority on the various forms of high. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The kind of allegiance the young student might have given his mother and father only days earlier, he transfers to the teacher, the new figure of authority. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In small and spiteful ways, the authorities did their best to make Winnie’s journeys as unpleasant as possible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though he’s lying on the concrete, there’s enough authority in his voice to make Seven shut up. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z His knowledge of geography had been shaky and his information about the fighting nonexistent; now he became an authority. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We were always looking for ways to stand up to the authorities, and the report of a beating was the kind of incident we could raise with the head office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What Will himself feared more than anything was that the authorities would find out about her, and take her away, and put him in a home among strangers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was obviously not a chambelán or escort, but the authority in his voice made me think he was someone of importance. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There are all kinds of power—gang-type violent authority, sports-type physical prowess and social prestige, material wealth and economic dominance, power that comes from leadership, intellect, scholarship, knowledge. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Any third party whom you might make their commander cannot immediately seize enough authority to harm you. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I request that you pass the following to the authorities in the United States of America. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “His voice lacked the authority it had once projected when he would point briskly to graphs and flip-charts to prove his rosy appraisals.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I haven’t seen Dr. Stubbs, Colonel. I was brought here by three strange officers who took me down into the cellar without authority and questioned and insulted me.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In other words, Teller was to have no formal authority at Livermore but was granted the implicit authority to direct its thermonuclear research program as he saw fit. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He arrived at this conclusion, not on so-to- speak rational or sceptical grounds, but entirely on the interpretation of ancient authority. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Their personal opinions ruled us—there seemed to be no authority in charge to direct them as to what was fair. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The authorities asked us to nominate a spokesman to express our grievances, and I was chosen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been placed there by the juvenile authorities after being arrested for fighting when he was a freshman. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She spoke with authority about Nigeria and Nigerians. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They told the authorities that their son had moved out and that he had been charged with only false imprisonment and spousal battery. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Then gasped: “‘Truth is the daughter of time, not authority.’” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He gives me a D and escorts me to the authorities. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z A bruising bulldog of a man, Bill had also expressed deep frustration over the authorities’ investigation, and he had begun looking into the matter himself. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The state authorities had only approved the transfer “with reservations” because Grandpa had never provided a stable home for his own children. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was part of his system of authority. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “We shall fight for the things which we have always held nearest to our hearts—for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The authorities, for their part, don’t think McCandless was the vandal. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He, too, had died of what authorities described as some strange poison. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If you show this to the authorities, you will most certainly be placing your life in danger. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Just to make sure there was an easy way to get in trouble during Physical Training, too, the authorities had forbidden us to wear watches. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing Bobby’s penchant for noncooperation with authority figures, he might well have been incarcerated more for his attitude than anything else. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Sitting there in the sports car before the main building at Mandeville with the huge box of Dutch cookies on her lap, she must have made the authority a little suspicious, Mr. Levy thought. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This was vital, because the authorities ignored us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All royal authority seems to have ceased on the land, and the governors preside only over their floating town and this sickly island. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z All his authority derived from his father, the girl had to understand that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Chris submitted to Walt’s authority through high school and college to a surprising degree, but the boy raged inwardly all the while. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The forensic evidence suggested that there had been more than one assailant, and authorities suspected that his killers had shadowed him from Oklahoma. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z With firm Spanish sounds, he conveyed confidence and authority English would never allow him. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see that he had the confidence and bearing of a man who was used to the exercise of authority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t believe the rumors, woman,” my father said with an air of authority. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The crux of the fight was that the non-party members resented the excessive demands made upon the club by the local party authorities through the fraction. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And he orates random thoughts of profundity with such authority that you want to write them down and hang them on the wall, but they only allow writing instruments in the rec room. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Your arguments will tend to prosper if they are founded on the common assumptions of your audience—or, in special cases, if the audience is minded to defer to your authority. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I wish I could go back to it because, in retrospect, it seems so secure compared with now, when I am so rich and so famous and so hated by the authorities in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Also, all this changes from textbook to textbook and from person to person, so that some authorities describe seven recent epochs, while others are content with four. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The authorities wouldn’t permit him access to a telephone, however. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Compton was seized with a vision of Lawrence supplanting his own authority by the sheer exercise of will, abetted by geography. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z At the same time, he did anything he could to strengthen his own authority and granted favors to anyone who would assist in this effort. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Eventually, the authorities supplied the detainees with what they called an Improved Diet: Africans received bread, while Indians and Coloureds received the same food provided to white prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Burger suspected that Dasch was trying to see how far he could push back against the school's authorities without getting fired. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Regulations required that the authorities provide some official procedure for acknowledging our complaints. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pleased that the recruits were beginning to recognize her authority, Marina let them go, and they ran for the mailbox holding hands, their long hair flying in the wind behind them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Many men in prison were able to handle anything the authorities did to them, but the thought of the state doing the same thing to their families was almost impossible to bear. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One good thing has come out of this: as the food gets worse and the decrees more severe, the acts of sabotage against the authorities are increasing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They are, in a word, experts, people whose authority rests on experience rather than theoretical knowledge. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, I cannot help but hold a grudge against those in authority who were incompetent, negligent, or looked the other way when the system’s foster parents were harming us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She firmly believed that her son needed a voice of authority to scare him back onto the right path. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Whenever I felt in danger of losing my authority, I would cross the room and either open or close the door. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She straightened her back and added, with some authority, “Something has prevented him from being here.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Dr. Throckmorton is the headmaster. That means he is the head. There is no higher authority. His word is law.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z He was a quiet individual, but his quietness had a forceful authority that all his men feared and respected. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z So, by permission of the authorities and with your help, I am coming here to learn what I can at first hand ... Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You would not want the authorities to think you are terrorists,” says the first. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She did not breathe deeply; she did not need to: the air simply floated towards her, drawn by her natural authority, until there was nothing left for others. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I’ve always wanted you to assume more responsibility and authority,” the office manager screamed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd stilled at the quiet authority in her voice. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The general interrupted with a measure of authority. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I am an international authority, but you think nothing of that. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z And the chances of it being in order at all times were nil, for I knew that, as with my father, the authorities would always find something wrong with my pass. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Would he have his free filed down and replaced by a pretty mask, his brain turned into whatever mush the authorities decided would be acceptable for a former renegade raised in the wild? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And before Bigheart disclosed critical information about the murders to Vaughan—and before he died of suspected poisoning at the hospital in Oklahoma City—he had sought a “certificate of competency” from authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “They say he’s an authority sent by the government.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And so many of these men held responsible positions; they exercised guidance, influence, and authority over others. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When anyone questioned his authority, Bliss claimed that the Garfields asked him to supervise the care. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The authorities normally preferred to have a ratio of one warder for every three prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “All kids are special,” Mrs. V had replied with authority. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The Lafayettes discovered that local authorities were listening in on their phone calls. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell the authorities that these twin kids just arrived and are available!” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z And then she turned to Rich and said with much authority, “Why you are not eating the best part?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He appreciated the sheriffs answer; it cast a favorable moral light on his witness and gave him the authority of the conscientious man, for which there was ultimately no substitute. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Fearing a bread riot, city authorities called out the militia. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z If Mollie were to let the authorities know of her connection to Roan, she would have to admit to Ernest that she’d deceived him all these years. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z To enforce his absolute authority as the leader, or Führer, of the Nazi regime, Hitler created his own private army composed of fanatical Nazis called the Schutzstaffel, or SS. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He said it like he was somehow the authority and I was the one trying to crash the party. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “The sort of chief authority of the Church.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z At the end of August, after I had been on die island less than three months, I was informed by the authorities that I would have a visitor the following day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My essays served as my ‘authority’ to speak at the Marriott Something or the Sheraton Somewhere. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the defenders of the faith of Christ, of the principle of authority, and were not prepared to permit the country to be broken down into autonomous entities. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He had a high respect for education, for authority of men in high places, and yet the stories in the newspapers made him wonder. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the personal effects that authorities will later find are a broken comb, tobacco, embroidered slippers, and one very telling scrap of paper. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z For Contarini, experience had taken on a new kind of authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I had grandparents who’d lived through the horror of Jim Crow laws and the humiliation of housing discrimination and basically mistrusted authority of any sort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “That is not very likely; our authority was too good.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I pictured the man as a raging demon, slashing with his pen, consumed with hate, denouncing everything American, extolling everything European or German, laughing at the weaknesses of people, mocking God, authority. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z HUD’s “One Strike Guide” calls on housing agencies to “take full advantage of their authority to use stringent screening and eviction procedures.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Granting them authority over newly defined regions would help in two ways. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She was the authority when it came to spreading the word. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z All mindless authority, as far as they were concerned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Upon learning that Washington intended to reject the mantle of emperor, no less an authority than George III allegedly observed, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Though the cubs grow to become larger than their caregiver, and far more dangerous, they never give their mother trouble and she never loses her placid behaviour or her sense of authority over her litter. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Although our work at the quarry was meant to show us that we were no different from the other prisoners, the authorities still treated us like the lepers who once populated the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The remoteness of the prison made the authorities feel they could ignore us with impunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You lost your authority when you lost your wand, Lucius! How dare you! Take your hands off me!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When Mollie was feeling better, she was questioned by authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Only in a culture where the authority of the great classical authors such as Ptolemy and Galen had begun to be undermined could a project like Vesalius’s Fabric be undertaken. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Eventually the Czech authorities provided free transport by trains for those of us who decided to return to Poland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The authorities had decided to build a wall in front of the isolation section because they had discovered that the prisoners in isolation were able to communicate with us in the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was grateful, but knew the authorities had not granted permission out of altruism: they were reading our letters, hoping to glean some information that would assist their case against Winnie. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not true that he wrote memorandums praising himself and recommending that his authority be enhanced to include all combat operations; he wrote memoranda. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “All the same,” said Poirot, “the problem is not yet quite solved. Can we say with authority that we know who killed M. Ratchett?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Their economy is based on reciprocal exchanges between individuals or families, rather than on a redistribution of tribute paid to some central authority. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And Dr. Hawkins—Dr. Hawkins!—in his Sunday-go-to-meeting three-piece suit and fedora filled the room with his authority. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “It seems we have no authority here in Connecticut to declare our own holidays. His Excellency, the new governor, will declare a Thanksgiving when it pleases him.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Associates he had, and authority and some admiration, but friends he did not have. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She would convince Mark Antony that she fully supported Rome and respected the authority of the Triumvirate, even though for her, Egypt’s best interests always came first. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z His voice, easy and refined, carries in it the authority of someone who runs a huge corporation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He had no authority over me, and I didn’t owe him any explanations. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z What were the authorities doing to my wife? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “She is a terrible person. The only hope we have is to try to talk to the authorities. But we will do that. You go home now.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “This lot need to leave before you seal the exits,” said Harry with all the authority he could muster. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It introduced the index as a ready route to the location of information on specific texts, to make it easier to set one authority against another. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “You jerk,” I said, without any real authority. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Sergio had absolutely no interest in this guy or why he had the day off, but the unsettling sense of his authority lingered, as well a kind of yearning for it at the same time. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z First: there are no sacred truths; all assumptions must be critically examined; arguments from authority are worthless. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, his name had not appeared on any of the lists of people sought by the authorities, so I deduced that Jaime had nothing to fear. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet the printing press alone does not explain the unique authority now given to eyewitness testimony. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And if the authorities caught you returning from transportation—if an old enemy, or an old friend with a score to settle, saw you and peached on you—then you were hanged without a blink. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z No one, least of all prison officials, ever likes to have his authority publicly challenged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Or she might act nice and then as soon as he left report him to the authorities. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Although such incidents are apparently uncommon, medical authorities advise caution in use of such compounds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I bowed to the views of the membership in the general section and regretfully informed the authorities that I would not accept a visit from my nephew. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you turned it in to the authorities?” she asked. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t sing Don’t Fence Me In out of protest, as if trying quietly to mock the authorities. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Calling the authorities brought with it consequences, but we couldn’t just leave the dead man where he was in the water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “If I still had the authority,” he told the doctor, “I’d have you shot out of hand. Not for having saved my life but for having made a fool of me.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The authorities discovered among the man's possessions a name that they believe is his. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Volpe’s informality with his students is a way of relating that some teachers at the school do not believe they could maintain without losing authority. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Andy Beast: “No sir. One of your colleagues thinks I have an authority problem. Can you believe it?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The authorities had provided a translator for Mollie, but she waved him off and spoke in succinct English, the way the nuns had taught her as a child. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In the old country, any whisper of a challenge to authority could bring the secret police in their black V.W.’s. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But even without our expurgated radio broadcast, we had learned what the authorities did not want us to know. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It also encourages housing authorities not only to screen all applicants’ criminal records, but to develop their own exclusion criteria. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They seemed to know that he wouldn’t go to the police, for fear of losing his mother to the authorities, and they got more and more persistent. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But fortunately, the commercial tells us, we workers can exert the same kind of authority over our painkillers that our bosses exert over us. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They had heard nothing more about Amari being transferred to the rice fields, so she worked as hard as she could and tried to make herself invisible to anyone in authority. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She was the kind of woman who had a certain unspoken authority. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No lying or stealing, and no insubordination to civil authority, except on the grounds of religious obligation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was a real authority about the way Ruth had spoken, and the three of us knew each other well enough to know there had to be something behind her words. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is my authority,” Rivka said sternly, holding up her arm so that the number showed. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Winchell threw the ball with more authority than he had all day. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But at the last minute the gunman wouldn’t go through with it, and after being picked up on a robbery charge, he told authorities about the plan. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Once the first year’s turmoil cooled down, the authorities started letting us outside the wire for recreation. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I could just picture him, at the end of his ten o’clock class, organizing it with the easy authority which always came into his manner when he had an idea which was particularly preposterous. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I said I’d be honored to attend, but that the authorities would undoubtedly have something to say about it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Theresa had nothing to say, not anymore; her authority had evanesced. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears threatened to erase the aloofness of their authority. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z So, decisions about the existence of a vacuum should be made not by appeal to authority but on the basis of sense experience and reason. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Chief Joyi was the great authority on the history of the Thembus in large part because he had lived through so much of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Police won’t comment while the investigation is ongoing, but rumors are circulating that authorities aren’t ruling out the possibility of a kidnapping. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “See, that’s exactly the sort of disrespect for authority that got you here in the first place.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew the authorities had long resented and feared the influence we had on younger prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For more than a decade, Sahagun and other religious authorities regarded the conversion as a triumph. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He was of medium height, dressed like the others, with a thick Spanish accent when he spoke, and his perhaps excessive authority derived from a .357-magnum pistol held tightly in his right fist. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer will leave and return with the authorities at the appointed time. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z To underscore her authority it is likely that Cleopatra arranged a stop at Memphis—the former capital where the pharaohs of ages past resided. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When he finally speaks, to my great surprise and relief, he doesn’t say, “I’m calling the authorities,” but, “We will have a cup of coffee. Yes? I could use a break.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Somehow, they carried the authority of middle pretties without the firm jaw, the subtly lined eyes, or the elegant clothing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But on the bus the only authority was the driver, Mr. Rodrigo, and he wasn’t exactly the kind of deputy you listen to. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Although others were in a festive mood, and eager to celebrate, I knew the authorities could strike at any moment, and I did not want to give them the opportunity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once back in Chicago, Ellsworth secured formal authority to hire Olmsted and arranged to have him report directly to Burnham. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z To Bush, the sequestering of knowledge and policy authority had one special virtue: it clipped Lawrence’s wings. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Senate, which had openly clashed with Johnson over other key issues, began impeachment hearings, stating that Johnson did not have the authority to remove the secretary of war. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z This was a young cook well known for his defiance and contempt for the authorities. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But the reason seemed to be more strategic: we believed the authorities were attempting to cut off the head of the ANC on the island by removing its leadership. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A few hours, a creepy camp motto, one violent display of authority, and we do what we’re told. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z If he is capable, the republic must restrain him with laws so that he does not exceed his authority. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Someone told camp authorities what the boys were doing— probably a prisoner who got extra bread for informing on them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z To evade Mexican police and immigration authorities, the children jump onto and off of the moving train cars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I did not tell him that “Granny” was gone, because I did not want Reverend Obertask to contact the authorities. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A woman who won all social battles with presence and a conviction of the legitimacy of her authority. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z For those to whom such transportation has been forbidden by the German authorities, it can also be reached on foot. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Above, the prow soared with authority toward the summit ridge, a vertical half mile above. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The big-man has no independent decision-making authority, knows no diplomatic secrets, and can do no more than attempt to sway communal decisions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The sanctuary ironically became a poor refuge after the local health authorities undertook a campaign to wipe out the salt-marsh mosquitoes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They’d learned to expect little from bosses and other authority figures, with the single and crucial exception of a teacher named Mike Brown, whom they both credited with having changed their lives. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not my flight officer and you don’t have any gunnery authority.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The Food and Drug Administration, although frowning on the presence of any pesticide residues in milk, has little authority in this situation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But it’s not as simple as all that; the various authorities who had to approve such a step were unable to reach a quick decision. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The severity of her burns and injuries makes it impossible for her to communicate or give authorities any details about the accident. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The act granted public housing agencies the authority to use leases to evict any tenant, household member, or guest engaged in any criminal activity on or near public housing premises. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Obviously they did not want to go to the regular clinic to have an Army nurse take their blood: that would be a tip-off to the military authorities that they thought they’d been exposed. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The white man was giddy, his former authority easing into his voice. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Could Cleopatra still depend on Rome's aid and protection to help her maintain her own power and authority? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Goebbels would grow bitterly jealous of her influence with Hitler and the immunity it gave her from his own authority. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Obese and very dark-skinned, she was at nearly every rally and demonstration C.P. attended, ordering people around and mouthing off to the white authorities. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Where do you get your water?” he asked Shady with an air of authority. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z My narrative finished, and their questions exhausted, I then produced Miss Havisham’s authority to receive the nine hundred pounds for Herbert. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But for the Director, even the slightest disobedience endangers his vision of his absolute authority in here. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The demands of the local party authorities for money, speakers, and poster painters were so great that the publication of Left Front was in danger. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Supreme Court precedent, that Hooks had charges against him dismissed in exchange for cooperation with authorities was information that the State was obligated to reveal to the defense. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The sharp line of racial division drawn by the hospital authorities came to me the first morning when I walked along an underground corridor and saw two long lines of women coming toward me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Men in uniform and men with obvious power and authority strode across the sand all afternoon, clearly preparing for something. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel’s authority was put to something of a test, but held firm with the support of Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities did not know how to handle them, and they turned the island upside down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Prendergast lectured Cooling on the fact that Jesus was the ultimate legal authority, then gave him the good news. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He served as a surgeon during the Civil War and was an authority on gunshot wounds. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z According to the standard principles of Renaissance education, there were fundamentally two types of argument: arguments from reason, and arguments from authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And night after night, Jesse Helms filled the airwaves with vague but alarming allegations of conspiracy and demanded that the authorities investigate civil rights groups. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z No wonder she thought she was the authority on all things. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We interpreted this as an effort by the authorities to put us out of business, and occupied our premises illegally, with threats of eviction constantly hanging over our heads. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, however, Mr. Sweeney had noticed that a city-wide infestation of the cottony maple scale was worse after the spraying recommended by “the books and the authorities” than it had been before. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z On March 31, deputations were sent to local authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If Galileo was not guilty, his accusers were—and his accusers were the highest authorities of the Catholic Church. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He said this with such assured authority that — even though she pursed her lips — the nurse didn’t argue it further. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. “ The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Power distance is concerned with attitudes toward hierarchy, specifically with how much a particular culture values and respects authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And his conduct in providing clandestine instructions to Adams’s cabinet undermined the constitutional authority of the executive branch in ways that would have landed him in jail in modern times. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Okay, so the authorities are being snookered by these hidden messages. But how could they resist the facts? Show them your Receiver gizmo, Mr. Benedict. They’ll have to believe you.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I equated white men with power and authority and thought America must be full of white men. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They settled with the warders and then, a day or two later, we learned the authorities had gone to the general section and asked for three representatives to negotiate changes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, the authorities placed an enormous bucket in the courtyard and announced that it had to be half full by the end of the week. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He will want to kill the human who stared at him: he can’t afford to show fear when his authority is challenged by another evil primate. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I informed the authorities that I planned to contest the action and would prepare my own defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nina, people love to give up authority to men in nice clothes. I have uniforms for the stadwatch, the harbor police, and the livery of every merch mansion on the Geldstraat. Let’s go.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Within a few months of our arrival, the authorities announced that those who wanted to study could apply for permission. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I agreed with both motions, and when a majority of students voted to boycott the elections unless the authorities accepted our demands, I voted with them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If the authorities wouldn’t listen to Mr. Benedict, they certainly wouldn’t listen to children. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Facts are a linguistic device which ensures that experience always trumps authority and reason. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z While the authorities went to round up Morrison, they also made sure that a doctor went to check on Mollie Burkhart. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z What better proof could there be, after all, of his oft-repeated claim that he relied on experience not authority? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For example, take this sentence about Mrs. Granger: “Mrs. Granger, champion of the forces of order and authority, is battling hundreds of young frindle-fighters. Neither side is giving in.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m a police officer,” he said with authority. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For someone who rejected all forms of authority, she was a major tyrant in the classroom. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z But the authorities eventually yielded, allowing the Treason Trialists to be kept together. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to him a cinch, the culmination of his whole life—and of the new authority which he had manifested on the vidphone today at work. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z To give Marina the authority she needed, she was promoted to the rank of major. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The authorities then refused permission for me to give a written statement; I must make an oral one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Mrs. Tallis exercised authority in the absence of her husband, the children felt obliged to protect her from seeming ineffectual. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We had neutralized the worst warders and befriended the more reasonable ones, though the authorities realized this and rotated warders every few months. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice throbbed with icy authority and I quieted and tried to contain the pain. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities said he was shot because he was armed and attempting to escape. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “They—the ‘authorities’—change their minds from time to time. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The city authorities and the Federal Aviation Agency were immediately besieged by calls from worried citizens. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Any students reported would then have to hand over their passwords to social media and email accounts or face suspension and a potential investigation by federal authorities. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Since this allegation falls very directly into my own realm, I am able to refute it with absolute authority. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She even arranged with the school authorities to have my salary paid directly into her own bank. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z They arrested the four men, brought them to the staging ground, handed them to the authorities there. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Much of it came from poorly paid state functionaries whose livelihoods depended on using police and administrative authority to extract cash from upstart capitalists. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It was Farmer’s style not to openly argue with authority, but he usually found ways to get what he wanted. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z If he hoped to get the car back to a paved road, McCandless had no choice but to walk out and notify the authorities of his predicament. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the lesson Langan learned from his childhood: distrust authority and be independent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In a few minutes another lot of guards came crowding in as escort to a thin-faced man with an air of authority. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “If we go to the authorities they’ll just say he was a bootlegger. Or worse.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The driver was a middle pretty, radiating confidence and authority. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “She was drinking and quarreling,” a servant later told authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Secretary LaHood, who in his four-and-a-half-year tenure as the nation’s chief transportation authority, came across many harrowing tales and difficult safety issues. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I memorized this information in case the authorities asked me where I worshipped my religion. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Only Africans are given short trou-sers, for only African men are deemed “boys” by the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a command on which he tried to confer urgent masculine authority. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I’m not even sure who the state authorities are,” Russell said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After years of men obeying his every order, he bows to an even greater authority than the president of the United States: his wife. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He leaned back, teetering on his chair in a long oilskin coat, basking within his power and authority. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps the authorities believed that Adele, who was twelve years older than my grandfather and had been his live-in companion for two years by that time, would make sure that nothing happened to us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And that was what it was, she was beautiful—but more important to me was that she had an air of authority, the poise of someone ten years older than me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Though the government had appointed someone in his stead, a chief is a chief by virtue of his birth and wields authority because of his blood. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The name for these men is a play on words: these civilians help the authorities, as a madrina, or godmother, would, and administer madrizas, or savage beatings. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z But during the first few years, when the authorities needed one prisoner to speak on behalf of others, that individual would be me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Straight-backed and severe, revolvers strapped to their belts, they moved with tranquil authority through the mass of somber battle dress and grimy faces, looking from side to side as if conducting a count. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z At the time, the authorities were refusing to permit hearings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon the authorities agreed to bring the young cook back into camp. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z We were exhorted to obey God, respect the political authorities, and be grateful for the educational opportunities afforded to us by the church and the government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the view of the white authorities those days, sloping shoulders were one stereotype of the Coloured physique. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What is more, the members of the committee could be held personally responsible for all of this money because they had no legal authority to borrow or spend it. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Anything that departs from this pattern upsets the authorities, for routine is the sign of a well-run prison. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter what the authorities did, the volunteers could not retaliate, otherwise they would undermine the value of the entire enterprise. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An older Maiden stepped forward with an air of authority. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z They spoke to him with the authority of people who had done this before, and also with a slight condescension; his fate was, after all, in their hands. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We involved expert pathologists and persuaded local authorities that there was no basis on which to convict Marsha of murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ayatollah Khamenei was Iran’s Supreme Cleric: the absolute religious and governmental authority. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Over time these challenges to authority tended to diminish. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Security guards check the freight cars, catch every rider they can, and hand them over to the authorities. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z If a murder occurred on Indian territory, then the federal authorities could claim jurisdiction. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When I heard, for example, that Negroes were an inferior race, I thought the authority was misinformed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Guards gave these managers, who were always male and tended to be physically imposing, virtually unchecked authority over their fellow prisoners. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He very softly said to me that the authorities had made a change. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Avoiding international condemnation was the authorities’ principal goal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities never explained why we had been taken from the courtyard to the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every single refugee was granted automatic citizenship by the authorities of 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z This was not a problem for us, but it proved to be one for them: the prison authorities dismissed them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We mitigate when were being polite, or when we re ashamed or embarrassed, or when we’re being deferential to authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A few weeks before Greenhouse, Bradbury had tried to mollify the willful physicist by creating a semiautonomous thermonuclear division at Los Alamos, giving Teller authority over 25 scientists. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Mudd feared the authorities would discover some of his secrets very soon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of Teenie's diminutive size, Amari noticed that no one ever questioned her authority in the kitchen, not even the white people who lived in the main house. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He pondered this for a moment, and then said, “Mandela, as you know, I am not a politician. I cannot discuss such issues myself, for they are beyond my authority.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The authority of the law loomed big in his mind; he remembered, “You and your family will be in serious trouble.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But Johnson kept moving with assurance, turning the crisis into an opportunity to gain more authority to make independent decisions in Southeast Asia. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z One of Grammer’s workers later admitted to authorities, “I had the assurance that if I was ever arrested...I would be turned out in five minutes.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But even this miserable restriction was abused by the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He succeeded in imposing his authority over the career officers in a wide sector along the coast. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We had to face the bleak situation that the world authority on the structural chemistry of ions was Linus Pauling himself. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The thief almost seemed to be showing off, thumbing his nose at the authorities. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He could not punish me now without risking his authority. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for Parthia, which Mark Antony had yet to conquer, most of the lands Mark Antony gave to Cleopatra and their children fell under Cleopatra’s authority already. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The authorities had made no announcement, and had I not managed to get word out through a sympathetic jailer, no one would have known that I had left Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z La Böetie wanted to know why we obey authority, and his answer was that we shouldn’t. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At least three, maybe five swarms of robbers, some with Uzis, some on drugs, patrol the three-mile dirt paths that migrants must use to go around La Arrocera, authorities say. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Of course, Tally. You understood immediately what this all means. Most people can’t believe it at first. They say the authorities would never be so cruel.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Williams protested that he did not have the authority or powder to carry out such a drastic plan, but Hildreth persisted, saying he knew where he could get the necessary explosives. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z No one who knew Teller would have expected him to submit meekly to Lawrence’s authority. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hidden messages being broadcast to the world, good men and women gone missing, the authorities beyond convincing—and the children were somehow going to be involved in all this? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His only challenge to authority, it seemed, was his occasional refusal to wear the scholar’s cap to class. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z We would mix in traditional English Christmas songs with African ones, and include a few protest songs — the authorities did not seem to mind or perhaps know the difference. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Vesalius claimed to identify scores of errors in Galen and thus undermined his authority, just as Columbus’s discoveries had undermined the authority of Ptolemy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I would not be so lucky in the future in my fight against the authorities at the college. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was one of the few authorities around who was not in the back pocket of Arthur Devlin. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘Is there anyone in this rout with authority to treat with me?’ he asked. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Four big white knots of hair gave power and authority to her soft black face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z But in Alabama, Kennedy noted, “Governor Wallace has refused to respect either the law or the authority of local officials.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian was the squadron’s leading authority on internment and had already begun plotting an emergency heading into Switzerland on every mission he flew into northernmost Italy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z As secretary of the interior, Watt had authority over the National Mall and could stop the whole project. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But after initially allowing Sobukwe and me a certain proximity, the authorities took pains to keep us apart. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pickett himself hadn’t yet been charged, although an editorial in the paper from three days before his disappearance criticized the authorities: “The Indianapolis Star Has Enough Evidence to Indict Russell Pickett; Why Don’t the Authorities?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Pindar is my authority for Aesculapius, whose life he tells in full. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But Melanie seemed to feel that April’s short talk with the old man had made her an authority on the subject, so she was more or less obliged to come up with an opinion. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities both local and national had to spend every penny in their treasuries and every second of time in the sole task of dealing with the chaos. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He had had no experience with profiling, hadn’t been suspected of anything by anyone with real authority. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z In its more extreme forms it relegates personal rights and liberties to the higher authority of the state, which is “us” and not “them,” and it therefore has both communal and despotic implications. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z So when, in 1651, Pascal drafted an introduction to his unfinished treatise on the vacuum he started by distinguishing two sources of knowledge: reason and authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She had it on good authority that even Father Drozdov, who openly preached against magic whenever he could, used it to dust the hymnbooks at the church. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Here, in short, was a man with an authority problem, with a strong sense that the system wasn’t working, who had been the recent target of humiliation. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As much as I liked him as a teacher, he was a figure of authority, and I, a subject. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In January 1997, Bayona advised Farmer that if they wanted to get around the political roadblocks in Peru, they had to go to higher authorities. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I informed the authorities that I would under no circumstances wear shorts and told them I was prepared to go to court to protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As well as banning women from singing in church, the Church authorities in Rome in the early seventeenth century had issued a prohibition on opera. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z One of the other victims told the authorities that she had been pulled by her hair into the bathroom. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z In the 1970s, they said, most authorities would have answered my question about the Siriono in one way. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Like Stead, civic authorities throughout the world saw the fair as a model of what to strive for. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I guess that’s something the person would have to convince the authorities about.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is already much confusion. Lady Furnival has summoned all the authorities from his manors. With no known heirs, she is vulnerable.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z In their new home, they were free to travel as they liked, without fear of getting stopped by authorities hostile toward their ethnicity or religion. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z His new authority seemed to give freer rein to his mean streak. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I tried to get it out of him,” the doctor later told authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But Captain Newport does have authority here, and I am sure he will not let them hang Captain Smith. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z There were no sirens, no authorities of any kind. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Cradle enjoyed such authority in B-block, it was hard to imagine the place without her. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought reason, opinion and authority should all give ground before experience, but he lacked the language in which to express this simple idea. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “My authority is the same as my husband’s. In his absence, I am indeed the caretaker. I invite you to leave and never return.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They doubt the motives of nearly all people in positions of authority. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Now, under Nugent, its activities were devoted to frustrating the work of the religious authorities, and to remaining obscure and apparently harmless. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Sterner, but still with the authority of experience. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In how many ways would my authority be challenged inside the prison? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Kellerman’s authority, we were then handcuffed and taken to isolation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not saying another word,” Chuck replied, a new authority filling his voice. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Some magical catastrophes or accidents are simply too glaringly obvious to be explained away by Muggles without the help of an outside authority. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My automatic response was to think he had come upon some way I could work a hype on the penal authorities. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be master, to speak with that authority which could only come from God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The situation was threatening to lead to a bloody and unequal civil war when the authorities called upon the workers to gather in Macondo. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The prison authorities respected the Red Cross — and by respected, I mean feared, for the authorities respected only what they were afraid of. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The visit was tentatively approved by the NEC provided Walter went to the king’s palace in Nongoma; it was thought that going to Ulundi would suggest recognition of the authority of the homeland. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew, too, what would happen if I notified the authorities. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She saw now that she had undermined his authority in all eyes by flouting his orders. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He talks quickly and precisely and with absolute authority. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, she should go with them to lend the comfort and authority of her presence but she knew she couldn’t stand the ordeal. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That the sun was larger and more distant than the moon was generally accepted by most contemporary authorities. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z After 1808, Congress possessed the authority to do what it wished; then all constitutional restraints would lapse. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Now that you are among us, Cristiana is no longer the lowliest, and with her little authority, she must torment you,” Elnora explained with a weary patience. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Where authorities disagree, I’ve tried to weigh the best evidence and make decisions that reflect what thoughtful, literate people consider good English. decimate. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities said the man died later that day. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When the authorities discovered a number of these communications, they took the extraordinary measure of rationing toilet paper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities preferred his kind as policemen because of their ferociousness and blind obedience to white authority. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The bonds of friendship and loyalty with other prisoners count for nothing with the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His presence there could mean only one thing: the authorities had discovered Rivonia. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She taught me to challenge authority and question the system. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Some musk which my system generates must be especially appealing to the authorities of the government. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was simply that I couldn’t muster her authority, couldn’t manage to keep my sisters and brother in line with her strict rules of behavior. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In a frantic voice she told him how local authorities had beaten her husband and he was dying. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z This was one of my first battles with authority, and I felt the sense of power that comes from having right and justice on one’s side. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After Lizzie died in July 1921, Mollie’s brother-in-law, Bill Smith, had presented his suspicions to authorities that she’d been slowly poisoned, but by August they had still not looked into the case. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He said it with such authority all the other kids momentarily froze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hofstede’s job was to travel the globe and interview employees, asking about such things as how people solved problems and how they worked together and what their attitudes were to authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Now, at almost eighteen, he had long hair and a shaggy beard, a dislike for authority, a VW van in which, he said, they could live. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This simple gesture acknowledged her authority and the sacrifices she’d made. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The most respected authority of all, the Christian God in the Bible, sanctioned slavery in several passages from the Old Testament. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Southern state court judges and all-white juries were all too willing to rule in favor of “defamed” local officials, and state authorities had won millions of dollars in judgments this way. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer, who could tell they were witnessing a theatrical display of military authority, was unfazed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A white member of the commission complained, “There seems to be no authority interested in the protection of Americans whose skins are black.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In this instance, the authorities were willing to call in an outside magistrate because they knew they had an open- and-shut case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like McCandless, figures of male authority aroused in me a confusing medley of corked fury and hunger to please. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe the authorities dropped the case simply to get hold of that document — which, as they discovered, contained nothing they did not already know. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him that I would welcome it, but I thought to myself that the authorities would never permit it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z El Patron always said it was important to establish your authority before anyone had a chance to question it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Executive Order 9066 had been signed by President Roosevelt, giving the War Department authority to define military areas in the western states and to exclude from them anyone who might threaten the war effort. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Not exactly, but there was a scariness to her; she represented a rigid kind of authority I hadn’t yet encountered elsewhere. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I said with an air of authority, needing him to reveal more. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The prison authorities refused permission for me to go, which nettled the nurses, and as a result, they decided to hold their party in my room, insisting they could not have their party without me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the one day when the authorities showed any goodwill toward men. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He called down curses on her head, ordered her on his authority as her father to open that door! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z If the courts affirmed the act, Priddy believed, he would have complete authority to continue his eugenic efforts at the colony and even extend them to other colonies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He steadied himself and put all the authority he could into his voice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The horn blows and the Oasis pulls out from the dock, heading, as far as the authorities know, for Istanbul under a false flag. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Among them: Trust no one in authority, and never ride alone. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Then he would pluck and dress the body, working with such speed and authority that his boss no longer came muttering down the stairs, but only shouted from the landing for a count. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z After a few weeks of this, I notified the authorities that I was not feeling well and would not be going to the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind closed doors, those in museums or in positions of authority in the art world were deep in complicated, sometimes angry discussions. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was Praise, sometimes history, and a lot of the time it was pure fantasy, but told with such authority that they all believed it. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the guests would inform the local authorities of Atzerodt’s boast. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He said it forcefully, with authority, leaving no room for doubt. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z No one was more beloved, or possessed of more authority, and so no one was more dangerous. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The authorities attempted to impose a complete blackout; they did not want us to learn anything that might raise our morale or reassure us that people on the outside were still thinking about us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I am a man who trusts a society that is carefully ordered by figures of authority. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “We had to write to check with the church registers. What the Nazi authorities were looking for, of course, were Jewish names.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z One of our complaints to the Red Cross would be that the authorities did not listen to our complaints. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Fearless as she was, Dorothy would have approached Henry Pearson even if she weren’t a manager, but the official title of section head lent her additional authority. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “I have it on good authority that it tastes like chicken, but as I’ve never had chicken before, I can’t really say how true that is.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Seaborg had accepted an appointment at Berkeley as a full professor, with the authority to hire four assistant and associate professors and twelve salaried graduate fellows. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The state cited the Freedom Charter as both proof of our Communist intentions and evidence of our plot to overthrow the existing authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to, quite quickly as Emenike sent news only of progress: his postgraduate work completed, his job at the housing authority his marriage to an Englishwoman who was a solicitor in the city. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At this post—one of the several spots in Sing Sing where sheer boredom and the potential for sudden mayhem existed side by side—your feet got tired and your authority was questioned constantly. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That the money was his own, and that he lacked official authority to hire Olmsted, were two points Ellsworth failed to disclose. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He was, after all, medical director of Zanmi Lasante, and thus had the authority to make changes to the official policy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Madoc might still be able to assert some authority over Faerie until Oak got back, but he wouldn’t be able to make Oak as bloodthirsty, as inclined toward war. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We all looked at him, wondering what wisdom the great medical authority was going to come out with next. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been the old army’s leading authority on the rifle; he had written a manual. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is the floating house they stayed on this summer” I said with mock authority. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He had done this, according to the press, to circumvent the authority of the cabinet and increase his own power. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after the coup, the lists of people who were supposed to present themselves to the authorities had been published and the name of Pedro Tercero Garcia was among them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora had become too accustomed to escaping unscathed from encounters with white authority. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was extraordinary, she told herself, how this little snippet of a girl seemed suddenly to be taking charge of her problems, and with such authority, too. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z In many places, prosecutors started introducing themselves as the lawyer representing a particular victim, rather than as a representative of the civic authorities. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ought one to surrender to authority even if one believed that that authority was wrong? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A foremost authority on prairie flora and fauna, she could discuss at length the thirty-seven varieties of hydrangea in Crawford County. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But children do not comprehend the complexity of the situation; they simply see their father being taken away by the white authorities without an explanation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To counterbalance the effect of these new political allies, the authorities also put a handful of common-law prisoners in our section. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If the authorities came after him in Zurich, he could probably make an escape before they arrived. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Atahuallpa was revered by the Incas as a sun-god and exercised absolute authority over his subjects, who obeyed even the orders he issued from captivity. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw my hesitation and said, “Sit down,” with a little more authority. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “It is not to be released on Japan without express authority from the president,” George Marshall ordered Groves. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering, her old customers picture her as philanthropist, medical authority, bouncer, and poetess of the bodily emotions without being involved with them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Even with the help of the authorities, visiting Robben Island was not an easy proposition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You are to come with us on authority of the Psi Special Forces commander, Joseph Traylor. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z To continue on, they are required to plead their cases to authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Have you ever wondered why so many mediocre people find their way into positions of authority in companies and organizations? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Out of this haze of relatives and authority figures loomed a dominating presence that would come and go. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was speculation in the press that the movement was going to attempt to rescue me, and the authorities were doing their utmost to prevent it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Belief could be sustained only if a peculiar authority was granted to obscure books, or better still ancient manuscripts newly discovered in locked chests. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After he was treated, the authorities charged the attackers and planned to put them on trial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Money was the one means at Mollie’s disposal that might induce the indifferent white authorities to pursue a killer of Indians. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z At first, we were skeptical of this new arrival, and wondered if he could perhaps be a security plant by the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “In a post-9/11 world, we couldn’t get a single legal authority to agree with us on this point about ‘safety.’ Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Some churches in Soweto and Pretoria sang freedom songs as part of their liturgy, in open defiance of the authorities. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Alongside this new framework, the printing press was transforming the nature of intellectual communities, the knowledge they could exchange, and the attitude to authority and to evidence that came naturally to them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For some unknown reason, the authorities kept on giving him the runaround, telling him to bring this and that document, this and that certificate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A spring had been tapped, far beyond the reach of authority or even physical intimidation. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He wore blue jeans and cowboy boots, and tended to ignore authority. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This was standard operating procedure; in a crisis, the authorities inevitably started a disinformation campaign to play one section against the other. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With an air of authority, he sauntered over to us. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Shall I tell her, sir? She’s been demanding to see someone in authority for a long time. The conductor’s been trying to pacify her.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the authority to order me to do this or that. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I made certain requests I knew the authorities would never satisfy, such as our desire to be transferred to prisons nearer our homes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘In disputes about natural phenomena,’ wrote Galileo, ‘one must not begin with the authority of scriptural passages, but with sensory experience and necessary demonstrations.’ The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z When I was younger, he took me to the zoo—all I can remember is the authority in his voice as he told me about the lions and the bears. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z His authority bolstered by a title on the door and personalized office stationery, York set forth a “working philosophy” for Livermore calling for “always pushing at the technological boundaries.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But the authorities soon discovered their mistake and ended the subscription. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities seemed to feel that Nick had suffered enough. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z That is, they still used stone tools similar to those superseded in Europe by metal tools thousands of years ago, and they dwelt in villages not organized under any centralized political authority. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes when a brushfire grows out of control, fire authorities set a backfire—a controlled burn—that hedges the amount of destruction a wildfire may cause. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “We all have a true resentment of authority.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He seemed to understand that it was his hair which lent him his attractiveness and authority, and so it became, strangely enough, the one and only vanity of his life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A Democratic alderman elected by the residents of Packingtown threatened escalated violence if the mayor did not take action: “We must defend ourselves if the city authorities won’t protect us.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mark Antony toured his newly acquired territories to introduce himself as the ruling authority representing Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I was told I couldn’t drive him because it was against the law and the authorities would take him at the border rather than let his body cross. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z State affairs went slowly, but, still, he had authority. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z By choice I am ruled by conscience rather than the authority of priests I consider my equals. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Our survival depended on understanding what the authorities were attempting to do to us, and sharing that understanding with each other. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On the streets, Rasheed named various buildings with authority; this is the American Embassy, he said, that the Foreign Ministry. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “And yet they will,” Faraday told her with an authority and finality that left little room for doubt. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Communications Act of 1934 did not give the commission the authority to censor programs, he said. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z To me he was a patriarch with authority over me, but he seemed to surrender that authority the moment I passed through his door. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The president of the bank, Jezdimir Vasiljevic, had given his executives the authority to offer a purse of $5 million with one stipulation: The match had to commence in three weeks in Yugoslavia. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As the son of a doctor, he considered himself to be an authority on all things that had to do with the body. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm sure you would, but the message involves permissions that I, not you, have the authority to give." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z We really needed to get out of El Sacrificio before the spell was broken and someone decided to call the authorities. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They’d spent virtually all their nineteen years on the periphery of various things—families, teams, churches, school cliques—and had developed a profound suspicion of hierarchies, authorities, institutions, bureaucracies, and anything connected with them. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities then filled each half with rich, moist soil, creating in effect thirty-two giant flowerpots. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Negotiations between black leaders and white authorities had hardened into a tense stalemate, with the whole Southern way of life at stake. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z After recovering from serious medical problems relating to his abandonment, he was turned over to authorities, who placed him back into foster care. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He and Prokofiev were both mercifully spared the treatment accorded writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, whose criticisms of Soviet authority in his books and public statements landed him in a Siberian prison camp. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z In the middle years of the seventeenth century experience stopped being something that accorded naturally with the statements of previous authorities and became a caustic solvent of fabulous beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He had come to embody national authority so successfully that every attack on the government’s policies seemed to be an attack on him. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It’s not clear why, during Bobby’s years eluding American authorities, his sister and her family didn’t visit him in Europe; his mother, however, had visited him once in Budapest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A basic description of the Scientific Revolution is to say that it represented a successful rebellion by the mathematicians against the authority of the philosophers, and of both against the authority of the theologians. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The simple statement, unbacked by any proof but the weight of Ralph's new authority, brought light and happiness. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Clumsy inaccuracy can spoil that air of authority you’re shooting for. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing perfectly pressed khakis and a red polo shirt under a deep blue sports coat—relaxed authority was what her stepmother called the look. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But they were almost as skeptical of us as they were of the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She agreed to keep his whereabouts a secret, knowing that Lonna would call the juvenile authorities if she ever found out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The poor parents, by contrast, are intimidated by authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z The final authority for them all was vested in Chicago’s bishop. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z An insurance agent who reviewed the application later told authorities, “I knew the questions in it had been answered falsely.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There I was again, being a good son, good boy, good citizen, assuring authority. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “What is it, Gus? Something you didn’t handle correctly? Some authority you delegated to somebody else?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She had an absolute distrust of authority and an insistence on complete privacy which seemed to make her, and my family, even odder. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor Maurice Brooks of the University of West Virginia, an authority on the birds of the Appalachian region, reported that the West Virginia bird population had undergone “an incredible reduction.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I had always assumed that Reverend Hunt held the highest authority—the authority of God. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z While the authorities had kept my whereabouts a secret from her, she might be living nearby, hoping I would find her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z No god had any authority there, not Odin, even. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Dana was under eighteen, the authorities weren’t allowed to release his name to the media—a fact that rankled Roy’s mother, who believed Dana’s mug shot should have been plastered on the front page. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a new confidence in her voice, a new authority in the way she carried herself. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “The executive authority is so wholly out of my sphere,” he observed, “and it is so delicate a thing for me to meddle in that, I avoid it as much as possible.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Alvarez had been willing to sign the oath, but he understood that Lawrence had wildly exceeded his authority; at the time of the Wick confrontation, the regents had still not decided whether to dismiss nonsigners. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The day of his visit was declared a holiday by the school authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities are still piecing together the scraps of what appears to be the tragic and broken life of America’s homegrown suicide bomber, Ethan Branson. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Such an opportunity, sanctioned by authority, had never been known before. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Men who cooperated with camp authorities in any way could be labeled inu, as well as those genuine informers inside the camp who relayed information to the War Department and to the FBI. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Because the migrants try to fool authorities and pass themselves off as Mexican, they carry no identification. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A clump of reeds hides it from constant surveillance by the U.S. immigration authorities. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Because I had four visitors and they had come a great distance, the authorities extended the visiting time from a half an hour to forty- five minutes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Snowden jumped on a plane to Moscow and was granted asylum by the Russian government, putting him out of reach of U.S. authorities. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There was nothing to do but assert her authority. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I can make sure the proper authorities deal with it efficiently and quickly and with no stupid tabloid publicity. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In a way that even the authorities acknowledged, order in prison was preserved not by the warders but by ourselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But they who have not seen such experiences, ought to refer themselves to the Narrations, and authority of such, who have seen such things. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Bobby gave the authorities the address of his hotel and his cell phone number and asked if they could call him when the reconstructed passport was ready. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the midst of that motley crowd, whose differences of values were on the verge of causing an internal explosion, one gloomy authority stood out: General Teófilo Vargas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As the King’s Champion, she might find ways to save countless lives—ways to undermine the king’s authority. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I want an office position where I can have some sort of authority, because I know I like to be in control. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z An alarmingly large and ferocious-looking man, Hagrid has been using his newfound authority to terrify the students in his care with a succession of horrific creatures. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “We have no authority to dig up the cellar.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Now he assumed command with the ease born of a long habit of authority. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Often, migrants abandon an injured member of their group rather than risk being caught by the authorities. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Although we were dealing with officials whose competence was no greater than our own, their authority was founded on and protected by the color of their skin. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly all warrens have an Owsla, or group of strong or clever rabbits—second-year or older—surrounding the Chief Rabbit and his doe and exercising authority. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire gym rises up in anticipation and Boy21 dunks the ball with resounding authority. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He returned to the driver and explained that as a transit policeman he lacked the authority to make an arrest. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z There was a new authority in his voice. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Sell us the tickets at once or I shall report you to the rail authority for child discrimination!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Me: It’s a conundrum: white people hold most positions of authority in this country. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She said it was just one more way for the authorities to keep tabs on us. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Tally pulled back into the darkness, trying to ignore the horrible feeling that she was a spy, a sneak, for not surrendering to the woman’s authority. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The Peasants’ Revolt in the 1380s had as one of its slogans an appeal to Biblical authority: “When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the Gentleman?” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In transferring me to Pretoria, the authorities wanted to get me away from my home turf to a place where I would have fewer friends dropping by. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But one night, when Arcadio went into Catarino’s store, the trumpeter in the group greeted him with a fanfare that made the customers laugh and Arcadio had him shot for disrespect for the authorities. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Read has full authority to cancel Washburn’s mission if he thinks it too risky. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z When the two of them were alone in the kitchen, Aureliano gave his voice an authority that had never been heard before. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But the prison authorities wielded the classification system as a weapon against political prisoners, threatening to lower our hard-won classifications in order to control our behavior. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z These houses were built by the municipal authorities for workers who needed to be near town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer glanced at Tool, but the massive man seemed unconcerned at her sudden authority. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z At the very core of the revolutionary legacy, however, was a virulent hatred of monarchy and an inveterate suspicion of any consolidated version of political authority. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Dived is the traditional past tense for what Esther Williams did off a diving board, though authorities now accept dove in all but formal writing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Such biographies prove common for so-called gentle tribespeople and contributed to the acceptance of centralized authority as tribal societies grew larger. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Larger, more densely populated political units concentrated more authority with the chiefs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Andrew was not a member of the High Organ and had not been in the forefront of the island leadership, although we considered the possibility that the authorities did not know this. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She revealed nothing to help the authorities to find Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The pope, Arnauld argued, had authority in matters de jure but not in matters de facto. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z For the most part, his rages in the past have been directed at authority figures—father, brother, Army sergeant, state parole officer—and have led to violent assaultive behavior on several occasions. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities came and said, “You must send a boy to school. Choose.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s game season. The authorities are on high alert.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Now that she was slapped down by the authorities, all eyes were on Fuller’s group. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I sigh to think of the insecure state of women, who must always abide the earthly authority of men. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The authorities refused to renew it, insisting that we move our offices to an African location many miles away and virtually unreachable for our clients. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But how could Rome claim to be the seat of the one true Church if its authority could not extend to other solar systems? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Lourdes is pleased with her uniform’s implicit authority, with the severity of her unadorned face and blunt, round nose. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an annoying ring of authority in Shomari's voice as he yelled at the top of his lungs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z That’s why I thought it was so important to cooperate with the authorities. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities also moved some young political prisoners from the PAC into the cells opposite ours. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Catholic school is similar to apartheid in that it’s ruthlessly authoritarian, and its authority rests on a bunch of rules that don’t make any sense. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z What has changed is the class status of evangelicals— Protestants who emphasize the authority of the Bible, the importance of a “born-again” conversion experience, and spreading the faith. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The prosecutor replied that they were, but that the case was over, court was no longer in session, and the only authority in the room was that of the warrant officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Dressed immaculately in blinding white jodhpurs, top hat and tails, he radiated both authority and irresistible charisma. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mother Ermentrude comes into the room and kneels by my pallet, a gesture of humility that belies her authority. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He knew most things worth knowing, and when he didn’t know, he had a good idea which authority to consult, and would take her into the library to help him find it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Within the framework laid down by the High Command, the Regional Commands had authority to select local targets to be attacked. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the Mexican authorities wouldn't let them cross the border until they paid the tax on their recently sold car. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Or would the authorities tear them from each other, deport some to the tribal reserves, arrest some, killing some? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In this formulation, all forms of authority not originating within the self were stigmatized and placed on the permanent defensive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Pascal went further than simply insisting on the authority of experience; he argued that our knowledge of nature is capable of endless progress because it is founded in experience, and experience accumulates over time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was scrupulous about the use of his title because, his investigations being so utterly unscientific, he hoped to borrow an air of respectability, even scholarly authority, from his education. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a quote from a mine fire authority observing that if the rate of burning held steady, there was enough coal under Centralia to burn for a thousand years. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z For the alchemists, the reality of the philosopher’s stone was beyond question; within a generation their appeal to authority, to ancient texts and secret manuscripts, seemed hopelessly misplaced. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I stared at Young, feeling that he was making a dreadful mistake, but fearing him because he had, by his own account, the sanction of high political authority. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something cherubic about his face, yet he looked older than his thirty-five years— perhaps it was the sharply etched creases at the comers of his eyes, or the air of authority he projected. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The authority of the warrior’s bearing made Taran drop to one knee. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Sell cigarettes without the proper authority and your body can be destroyed. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I certainly had no evidence to give them that would outweigh Elijah’s authority or the evidence of their own lives or the reality of the streets outside. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Tuve upbraided Lawrence with all the authority of his six weeks’ advantage in age and with all the frank liberty afforded to one childhood friend speaking to another. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z These days the prevailing fashion in politics was one of obsequious submissiveness to the religious authorities, and ultimately to Geneva. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Even in Veracruz, where strangers can be so kind, the authorities cannot be trusted. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He chuckled mellifluously with resonant disdain and authority. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The President also reassured the governor that rumors of federal authorities waiting to arrest him were untrue. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That August, as the number of suspicious deaths continued to climb, many Osage prevailed upon Barney McBride, a wealthy fifty-five-year-old white oilman, to go to Washington, D.C., and ask federal authorities to investigate. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Here’s your prisoner, gentlemen,” announced Brinker, seizing my neck and pushing me into the Butt Room ahead of him, “I’m turning him over to the proper authorities.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After authorities failed to investigate—“They never would have done anything,” one of Lewis’s relatives said—her family hired a private detective. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Paul didn’t want problems with the authorities, so early in the planning process she met with the District of Columbia’s police superintendent, Richard Sylvester, to obtain a parade permit. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “How dare you question our authority?” he shouted as he grabbed her by the hair and yanked her up to her knees. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Power lay in the brown swell of his forearms: authority sat on his shoulder and chattered in his ear like an ape. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In the evenings she reads while Etienne makes phone calls, petitions repatriation authorities, and writes letters. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In keeping with the compromise character of the committee report, it gave the Deep South the protection it had demanded by denying congressional authority to pass any gradual emancipation legislation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He would leave tutoring early or skip it altogether, acts that undermined Luma’s authority before the rest of the team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z But within a year, California probation authorities ordered him to return to Los Angeles because he was on probation following his adjudication as a ward of the court for a prior offense. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The only thing I could think of was how Mamá was going to give me one historical paliza when she found out—and she’d find out if we called the authorities. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Authorities had seized a note that he had sent to Hale in prison, in which he had promised to “burn” down the authorities “if I ever get the Chance.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He printed a notice from the defense authority telling Japanese nationals on San Piedro that as of December 14 they could no longer ride the ferries. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The amount used on California farms alone could, according to one medical authority, “provide a lethal dose for 5 to 10 times the whole world’s population.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He paused a moment, then said, “I think it quite necessary that the authorities here should be prepared to meet and deal with the greatest congregation of criminals that ever yet met in this country.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The conference was the supreme authority, even greater than the executive, and we found ourselves saddled with a boycott that would be almost impossible to effect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the township did boast some handsome buildings, it could fairly be described as a slum, living testimony to the neglect of the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pittman explains that she didn’t unclip herself from the Sherpa out of respect for his authority—as she put it, “I didn’t want to hurt Lopsang’s feelings.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The authorities in charge of protecting the burrowing owls would never block construction of the pancake house based on such fuzzy evidence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An uprising requires breaking the law, thwarting authority. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They expected their children to talk back to them, to negotiate, to question adults in positions of authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “And who gave you the authority to do that?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z One of her boarders, Louis Weichmann, has volunteered information to the authorities about the comings and goings of Booth and the conspirators at the boardinghouse. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z His name has stood through all the centuries, from Greek days to our own, as that of the great rebel against injustice and the authority of power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He always spoke quickly, pugnaciously, as though every conversation was an argument, the speed and force of his words suggesting authority and discouraging dissent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z While we did not run the island, the authorities could not run it without us, and in the aftermath of Van Rensburg’s departure, our life became more tolerable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His statements quickly make their way to police authorities. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Hale declined again and was led away by authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Such sessions were delicate, as my fellow prisoners knew that the authorities would attempt to influence me to call off the strike. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not only a distinguished clerk and authority on his own subjects—he was also one of the finest swordsmen in France. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, in recent generations, foragers have been increasingly subject to the authority of modern states, which prevent the eruption of large-scale conflicts. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She no longer begs Madame Manec to take her to the train station, to write another letter, to spend another futile afternoon at the prefecture trying to petition occupation authorities to locate her father. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I was not opposing the authorities but mediating between my own people and the men I had so long fought against. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z From behind the desk, he gazes at me coolly from that position of authority. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She would not be able to stay much longer than three or four months, but we hoped that the authorities would get used to me during this time and let me stay on alone. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I could go to the authorities myself, but what then? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Someday the authorities of our society will no doubt apprehend her for simply being herself. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities began a crackdown against political prisoners as though we had held the knife that stabbed Verwoerd. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew not to question his authority or bend the rules. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But an analysis of DNA cannot tell anyone they are part of a specific nation, and simply having Native ancestry does not give them authority to speak as a Native person. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z African teachers were not permitted to criticize the government or any school authority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He never had a parent teach him on the way to the doctor how to speak up for himself, or how to reason and negotiate with those in positions of authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As directed by Bob Fosse on Broadway, the dancing was raucous, and the themes—Pippin’s relationships with multiple women, his struggles with authority and the church—were overtly presented. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Sometimes the authorities make plea bargains if you give them information they need.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth Bentley was the most well-connected Soviet spy ever to defect to the United States authorities. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He was the caretaker, and to a certain extent he had authority over them. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z After the other outlaws fled, authorities went to inspect the dead man and saw his gold front teeth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z At the time, he couldn’t make sense of his life, of the role in it of such a prominent authority that he couldn’t trust. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “If my authority goes, where will yours be in half a day? Aren’t you the most hated officer in Efrafa? That rabbit’s got to be killed.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I was forced to resign from the ANC, the organization had to replace me, and no matter what I might have liked, I could no longer wield the authority I once possessed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, the Virginia and North Carolina separatist authorities organized a force that swept through Cherokee towns, driving residents out into present-day middle Tennessee and northern Alabama, where the campaign of extermination continued. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Browne lived in a world in which what we would call facts seemed impotent when faced with authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He couldn’t make sense of any of it, this terrible shameful thing being done to him by an authority figure, someone, no less, so well regarded in the church. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Determined to end the farce, I cornered Young and demanded to know who had given him authority. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The first-class citizenry comprises the chief, who has authority over the whole village, his aides, and the Khmer Rouge soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And so when the authorities caught up with Boxcar and the other escapees, Boxcar shot his two companions, then put a bullet in his own forehead. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He had come to believe in the myth of his own authority, and after all I am an outsider. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He ceased to work at his tooth and sat still, assimilating the possibilities of irresponsible authority. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, Shay. Maybe they know what they’re doing. The city authorities can be pretty tough.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He achieves his own authority, and that is unshakable. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z When, a few years later, the postal authorities changed the spelling of the town to Downe, the Darwins did not go along. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The children were tired now, or else the adults had regained some authority, because people were lining up raggedly by the main door, with much jostling and pushing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Details, such as scientific words and voices of authority figures, sounded genuine. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The authorities were extremely strict about this, and the only kind of publication that would pass muster might be a quarterly on actuarial science for a prisoner studying accounting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At last the relief authorities placed me in the South Side Boys’ Club and my wages were just enough to provide a deficient diet. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to contain the epidemic, authorities sealed off the area. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The authorities were in the process of finishing an entirely separate maximum- security structure for political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s an aerialist and she got the straight scoop from a good authority—her spotter heard Uncle Al and the advance man exchanging heated words outside the big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But about six months later, the authorities relented and we were given three-legged wooden stools and the stand-up desks were lowered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “But authorities are looking for her....We hope to find her very soon,” he added more forcefully. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It was Aziza who with lighthearted authority had taken it upon herself to wake Zalmai every day, to dress him, feed him his breakfast, comb his hair. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z What did Julie say about me—I am trained to react positively to orders from people in authority. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He might be an old man, but he still carried authority. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was the manner in which the other four stepped subtly aside as he approached the Paqo that told of his supreme authority. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was just a few weeks after the authorities released him, still under house arrest, to his brother’s house in Bloemfontein that he died. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “He and Uncle Al are meeting with the railroad authority.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Unlike many keeplocks, he had no problem with authority—or no problem with me, at any rate. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Our class is really intrigued by Emerson because Ms. Gruwell is encouraging us to be independent thinkers and to question authority. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “By my authority as captain of this fleet, I hereby place you under arrest.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Inside the church Cluny sat up in the choir loft, the image of barbaric authority. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I requested a meeting with my colleagues, and to my surprise, the authorities summarily refused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hers was the only voice of authority up here, and even the eleven- and twelve-year-old boys were terrified of this female ogre, for she ruled with a rod of steel. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman carried the same unquestionable authority as Tally’s teachers back in Uglyville. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z More important, they testify to levels of public authority and civic organization rarely associated with nomads. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They ask him to protect them against bandits, who rob and beat them; police, who shake them down; and la migra, the Mexican immigration authorities, who deport them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Rather than approaching it, the hunters returned to Fairfax and informed authorities, and a deputy sheriff and the town marshal went to investigate. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In particular, federal authority was questioned and tested west of the mountains from Canada to Spanish Florida. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced — between the unpalatable and the inedible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So the next morning someone notified the British authorities, who still controlled our country. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Of these, the foremost is the parliament and its authority. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been for Bruno, Copernicanism might never have received such adverse attention from the authorities, Galileo might not have been persecuted and scientific progress in Italy might have proceeded more smoothly. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z But the supernatural beliefs of bands and tribes did not serve to justify central authority, justify transfer of wealth, or maintain peace between unrelated individuals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The authorities rued the fact that they had allowed us study privileges, and Badenhorst was determined to rectify that mistake. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “To properly conduct the ceremony, we need a special type of stone,” said Kaori, with as much authority as she could. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z For two, perhaps three seconds, a terrific battle of minds for status and authority was waged between a boy and a tiger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In retrospect, I realized that the authorities could have had a myriad of ways of locating me on my trip to Durban. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her sisters and brother were persecuted by the police, and the authorities attempted to forbid anyone in her family from living with her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was asserting his traditional prerogative as a chief and was challenging the authority of the magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jamie had already broken into Holy Rosary once, with his older brother, so that plus the bolt cutter gave him authority, and he was loving it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z The authorities in District 13 were against my coming back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But none has always been closer in meaning to “not any,” and most authorities agree it usually means “not any of them” and is plural: None of Tysons teeth were chipped. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For this, you need centralized authority, elaborately detailed time schedules, and some sort of reward system based on speed and perfection. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If my game has glitched, then I should take off my lenses right now and alert the authorities. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, it does help, because it gives authority to the performance, and Shakespeare doesn’t need billing, and that way I’m not stealing his material. It’s like I’m celebrating him, which I do.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the first manifestation of what I came to learn was bedrock Jesse ideology: He distrusted almost all authority and bureaucracy. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities did not regret giving permission, for once the garden began to flourish, I often provided the warders with some of my best tomatoes and onions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I would be frightened to talk to these law enforcement authorities and looked for a place to concentrate my attention; however, the more I spoke, the easier it was. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The Chancellor’s voice was too quiet to be called a shout, but it carried the same authority. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was a member of the Advisory Board in the Western Native Township, an elected body of four local people who dealt with the authorities on matters relating to the townships. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alienation between rulers and ruled even extended to matters of simple nomenclature: according to one modern authority on demotic-script documents, the natives studiously avoided referring to Alexandria in the language of their conquerors. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z One expert, an authority on how much structural strain a steel tank could bear before breaking apart, was on the witness stand for more than three weeks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I was shocked and frightened to see her flout Father’s authority, but truthfully, I could feel something similar moving around in my own heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the border, Polish authorities deny the Jews entry and detain them in open fields, without shelter, food, or water while the Polish and German governments argue. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z According to the evening broadcast, an elderly woman in Chicago had just notified the authorities about receiving a strange delivery. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Many Progressives—who tended to be middle-class white Protestants—held deep prejudices against immigrants and blacks and were so convinced of their own virtuous authority that they disdained democratic procedures. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Woodhull asked Congress to issue a declaratory act to clarify the right of all women to vote under the authority of the Fourteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z My mother had lived with Robbie on and off since she was about sixteen, following every arcane rule the woman laid down, and it’s possible she was secretly happy to see Robbie’s authority challenged. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We contacted the occupying German authorities, but they were uninterested because she was not a soldier. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Many Osage had come to believe that local authorities were colluding with the killers and that only an outside force like Davis could cut through the corruption and solve the growing number of cases. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Oh? And how does this authority venerate my father?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Everyone gets a final warning: “If you say anything to the authorities, we will find you and kill you.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Most ignored him and kept going, some laughed at him, but a few were intimidated by his rank and had stopped, though he lacked any personal authority. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Things happened along this street all the time—sometimes very bad things—that went unnoticed by the authorities and the rest of the population. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Cecilia let out another horrific scream before she yelled back at us, “Don’t laugh at me! You horrible brats! You have no respect for authority! But don’t think you’re going to get away with this!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I was tight-lipped and grim, and, after the events of the last several days, not terribly intimidated by the authority of two paunchy old men. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nor could any authority with powers short of Mao Zedong have stopped them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In creating such checks on authority, the league was just the most formal expression of a region-wide tradition. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In their eyes, he was a danger to democracy—“a man who flouted the authority of the Senate, who overrode the Constitution while his followers cheered.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Goods in excess of an individual’s needs must be transferred from the individual to a centralized authority, which then redistributes the goods to individuals with deficits. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A pale adolescent speaking with the authority and vocabulary of a powerful adult. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He figured they were going to turn him over to someone with more authority. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It took fifteen years, but in 1979, the authorities announced over the intercom system that the diet for African, Coloured, and Indian prisoners would henceforth be the same. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet no matter how bloody the war might prove to be, he felt the obligation to join the fight "to stand by the country and sustain its authority." Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “Maybe we can begin with why my tone bothers you. Do I remind you of an authority figure?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z In the spring of i960 a deluge of reports of dead birds reached British wildlife authorities, including the British Trust for Ornithology, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and the Game Birds Association. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z With Teller’s dawning realization that he might not be slotted in for the role of supreme authority at Livermore, his old habit of undermine-and-conquer returned. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Federal authorities planned to pry the houses off their bases and send the units to “war-devastated populations in Europe.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The authorities had no choice but to release Brown. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z On my first day on the job, I walked into my classroom and tried to present myself as an authority figure, someone confident and intelligent, but inside I was a nervous wreck. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Under the guise of doing the states a favor by assuming their debts, the federal government was implicitly, even covertly, assuming sovereign authority over the economies of all the states. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But I knew what he made me feel, how I was drawn toward his peculiar authority, how his smile promised to take the burden of my life off my shoulders. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Often the authorities would withhold mail out of spite. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His situation wasn’t improved when the authorities at the seminary decided to put him on a three-quarter salary until he proved his worth. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z A well-respected sergeant can become ‘king of the company’ and exercise authority even over commissioned officers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Anticipating the worst, American authorities had set up evacuation points for its citizens. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z There was no more questioning of Bigwig’s strength, Fiver’s insight, Blackberry’s wits or Hazel’s authority. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the Hell’s Angels were unsympathetic, they were the rebels against the authorities, unsavory rebels though they were. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It began with Ted Koppel from behind the desk in Washington, his voice booming with authority. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But instead of simply increasing the African quota, the authorities reduced the amount of sugar that Coloured and Indian prisoners received by half a spoonful, while adding that amount for African prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the rowdiest people of all were gangs of boys, teenaged and younger, who at last had their chance to defy authority. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He had the easy authority of the Man of the House. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Father Nicanor tried to impress the military authorities with the miracle of levitation and had his head split open by the butt of a soldier’s rifle. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Besides “suspect” religions, the immigrants brought with them a hunger for improved living standards, an animus against oppressive authority, and a history of collective action, particularly in labor unions. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It gave me such a funny feeling, as if I’d denounced them to the authorities and was now spying on their misfortune. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Starting the night of the show, they let the federal authorities know it. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Fearing that Hindu-Arabic numerals—the o through 9 used today—would promote confusion and fraud, some European authorities banned them until the fourteenth century. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Some people are born to wield power and to exercise authority. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Even that did not stop white mobs from gathering to challenge the troops’ authority. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He knew the rivers and rails, the ruins and natural veins of ore, and dozens of escape routes he’d devised in case he was ever pursued by city authorities. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Who, then, is to say with authority where the root of so much anguish and evil lies? The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Occupation authorities will want to know that a stranger is pacing off distances and making drawings of houses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I suggested that such a gambit be postponed until I was a convicted prisoner and the authorities were less cautious. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities had become more solicitous of our health, afraid that if we died in prison they would be condemned by the international community. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many phone calls about our placement, and Adele pleaded with the authorities not to move us before the holidays. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z To prevent such outbursts, the authorities reversed the normal order of the prisoners preceding the judge into the courtroom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As far as authority is concerned, calm people quietly dying is a lot easier to deal with than angry people fighting for their lives. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Indeed, he said, Copernicus was acknowledged by all astronomers except those who “were a bit slow-witted or under the superstitions imposed by merely human authority.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities were concerned we might “infect” the other prisoners with our political views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was just thinking—Why do you run head-on into a cop car with its lights on? and then I thought, Well, she hated authority figures.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He carefully oudined the evolution of the ANC’s policy, putting things simply and clearly, and his former positions as teacher and chief imparted an added gravity and authority to his words. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All authority to pass laws and raise money was held by a variety of committees made up of members of the town council. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The new instruments and the oceans of printed books opened up new experiences and destroyed old authorities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They were the words of a drüskelle commanding officer, and he delivered them with all the authority he’d ever learned to muster. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I should think a person confiscating an endangered species would certainly have to show a person his authority to take the bird. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was this local guy, a professor at the University of Utah, who seemed to be an authority on the risks of texting while driving and talking on the phone while driving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Consequently we were not royal but snobbish, not aristocratic but class-conscious; we believed authority was cruelty to our inferiors, and education was being at school. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Traveling at high speeds, often in the dead of night, to evade authorities, drivers became adept at navigating winding roads and making hairpin turns. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The ghetto authorities, unaware of the exchange my father had made on the side, had assigned them to this apartment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I’m never going to be that stupid again. I want to report him to the authorities,” I tell her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth was that the authorities were afraid George would leak a written statement to the press. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his hands on his hips and gave Kiyo a sternly comic look, squinting at him through one eye the way Papa would when he was asserting his authority. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z In Santarem I met a woman who told me that the asphalt street in front of her home had just been ripped up by the municipal authorities. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The authorities were convinced that Winnie was in secret communication with me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening the authorities paid another visit to put pressure on Mary and her daughter, Anna. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought the railroad authority came out because someone was trying to cause trouble for Uncle Al.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Is there a simple rule of thumb that distinguishes a group with real social authority from a group with little power at all? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sight of blood made me queasy, and I couldn’t tolerate authority, and I didn’t know a rifle from a slingshot. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke of the authority God had given him over his child and of how this natural authority had been armed by the state. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z All political prisoners, or what the authorities called “security prisoners,” were automatically classified as D on admission. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “By what right are you leading us? You are only children! Who gave you the authority?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Phelps told the mayor that he had it on good authority that if Grabarek wanted to speak at a rally planned for that evening at St. Joseph’s Church, he was welcome to come. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z At the time of my visit, the Nisqually had been annoying state authorities for decades, tenaciously pursuing what they believed to be their right to fish on their ancestral fishing grounds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But even I know that in this room, it’s Eric, the youngest leader of the Dauntless, who has the authority. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If someone in authority noticed the error, if they delivered a supply of pills to her, she thought defiantly, she would pretend. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Rewrite it in full and submit your draft to higher authority before filing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z That factor alone would explain why societies of thousands can exist only if they develop centralized authority to monopolize force and resolve conflicts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Detective Shannon Keene, who was handling the Moss case, arranged for me to be interviewed by our local authorities. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z All the authority of being a chief had gone to the Spirit Medium. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Governmental authority no longer hath any purchase on land; chaos and the mob of slave-drivers rule all; and we are left, a tiny kingdom on the waves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I immediately recognized the stuff as the rations that the authorities, under a new welfare program, gave to elderly persons, many of whom suffered from TB and had no children to look after them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We shared other traits as well, alas: He was rebellious and resentful of authority, quick to rage at arbitrary power. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Diana looked and spoke with a certain authority: she had a will, evidently. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z From the very beginning, the two men wrote in 2004, the city was partly in ruins—intentionally so, because the fallen walls bequeathed on Tiwanaku the authority of the past. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The authorities seemed to be as wary of the parents association as of the young rebels. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The same night that his authority was recognized by all the rebel commands, he woke up in a fright, calling for a blanket. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z By all rights the game should have been called off, but no one in authority had enough sense to do that. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "So you have no claim of authority over him?" asked Ms. Morengo. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Holly will hate me forever, I can tell, both because I defied her authority as team leader and because I’ve had a chance, more than once now, to see her all tearful and scared. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He became the world’s foremost authority on thermodynamics and the first to elucidate the principles of the convection of fluids and the circulation of ocean currents. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Some cities allowed exotic operations—for new pretties only— but the authorities here were notoriously conservative. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The combination of the two strikes was too much for the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I got in a lot of fights about religion and authority. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z These scholars present science as being about rhetoric, persuasion and authority because the symmetry principle obliges them to assume that that is all it can be about. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Remember when I said I wanted to keep things professional? I’m pretty sure this is an HR violation,” I said, but the fact that I was panting and flushed undermined my authority. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The picture is not unlike Egypt today, where the government in Cairo keeps power by a combination of tactics, including management of local religious authorities that swerves between heavy-handed intimidation and cynical appeasement. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Do you remember when the railroad authority came out in Davenport?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “And the police, I suppose they come under its authority to some extent?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Maddie, nothing if not mechanically minded and trained to react positively to orders from people in authority, clawed her way up the gun. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “It’s a great hedge on inflation,” he says with authority. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z According to this authority, “The peak between three and four years of age can hardly have any other interpretation than exposure of the young organism to a mutagenic stimulus around the time of birth.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The grain of truth in them, on the other hand, involved Washington’s quite conspicuous embodiment of authority. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was a begging smile, a passive acceptance of the policeman’s authority. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “As soon as I leave here, I’ll speak with the proper authorities to have him sent home.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The historical authorities differ as to the number of sections a speech ought to be broken down into. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And in the late 1800s, the authorities began to make a new offer to Indian workers. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Again, the argument would seem to be that I cannot prove that Mont Blanc is 4000 metres high, but believing it, on the authority of a map, has ‘proved to pay’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dinath was wealthy and had a private payroll for the prison authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The inmates seemed to be running the prison, not the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Pickett suggested with authority that it was growing quite late and that his officers should get back to their separate commands. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Repeated appeals to the church authorities failed to resolve the situation, but took up time that Kepler might have spent on his planetary work. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Whenever the authorities separated us, I would be slightly relieved, but then the worry over how he was doing would only add to my anxieties. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Dr. David Silverstein persuaded the;-y3^ Kenyan health authorities to shut down Nairobi Hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus printed books brought with them a new freedom to contest authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z With all the authority at my command, I said, “I appeal to all our people to remain calm and to honor the memory of Chris Hani by remaining a disciplined force for peace.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They agreed that it no longer made sense for him to tell the authorities about the third letter. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z That’s entitlement: his mother permits that casual incivility because she wants him to learn to assert himself with people in positions of authority. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z We informed the warden that if he overruled us we would all resign from the House Committee, depriving the committee itself of any integrity or authority. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some authority of society is probably hot on the scent of your suffocating hair tonic right now. Where did you come from? Why are you following me?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z You are to give him your loyal support and regard him as the new instrument of the committee's authority . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities permitted us to organist a concert, hold competitions, and put on a play. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tübingen authorities recommended Kepler, who was rather startled to be offered the post just when he was thinking about starting life as a clergyman. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Gatsby's notoriety, spread about by the hundreds who had accepted his hospitality and so become authorities on his past, had increased all summer until he fell just short of being news. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Most had come from war-ravaged regions where the police and other authority figures not only were untrustworthy but had the power to destroy lives. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z They made bonfires with dried sticks, corn husks, and paper, cursing the authorities under their breath. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In this casual exchange with Jackie, she was on the cusp of taking on a case that would test her willingness to push through obstacles, setbacks, authority figures. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But look at her cousins, women with households and authority in their voices. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The Alexandrians, who resented Rome’s increasing claims of authority over them, began to speak out. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But within a year and a half, unyielding defiance of federal authority had become the norm. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z His family had hoped the military would help control his rage and teach him some discipline and respect for authority. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He flinched because he had it on good authority that she’d just been let out of an insane asylum. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The authorities would be telling them that we were not participating in the strike, that we were gorging ourselves on gourmet meals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The social ideal was responsible adherence to religiously inspired authority, not democratic self-rule. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Getting out of England was going to be his only hope of eluding the British authorities. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Very bravely he went to the authorities and told them about his family and the pagans they were sheltering, and the soldiers went to the family’s house in the middle of the night. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The authorities seemed to have a weakness for historical films, particularly ones with a stem moral message. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was at this point I noticed Ruth nodding with a lot of authority. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And so she decided not to say a word, not to her husband or the authorities. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In effect, the political institutions and the very authority of the federal government were too new and ill-formed to cope effectively with the foreign and domestic challenges facing the new nation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps because he was a proven snitch, camp authorities sent him back to school. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Everyone was fond of the director, Dimitri, who never allowed his position of authority to make him arrogant. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And how could they have questioned the Church’s authority which those women represented? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The colonel was more than a head taller than the chaplain and over twice as broad, and his swollen, overbearing authority made the chaplain feel frail and sickly by contrast. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Finally, the authorities built in each cell a kind of stand- up desk, a simple wooden board that jutted out from the wall at about chest-level. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Did she plan to buy a boat and dodge the authorities and find her husband on her own? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Yes. Now let’s not make a scene. It’s time to leave. I don’t want to have to call the authorities.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Like “K” of Kafka’s novel, The Castle, he tried desperately to persuade the authorities of his true identity right up to the day of his death, and failed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The Aeneid, the greatest of Latin poems, is the chief authority for this story. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The experiment seemed to demonstrate the way even seemingly decent people could be corrupted by undue authority. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Marina Raskova was at least five years older than most of them, and in some cases ten years older, they thought of her as a teacher and an authority. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Hobbes would not have said that we derive our knowledge of the kings of France from authority; he would have said we derive it immediately from testimony and, ultimately, from sense experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And what authority had he to interrogate him? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The old ideas had too much authority, particularly because they were grounded in the Biblical narrative, simply to disappear without trace. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I accused the authorities of holding back information, and I made an urgent application for my attorney to visit me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks very authoritative—even more so now in his uniform of brass buttons and blue wool—but authority and reason are two different things. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They bloom like roses, I continue because it’s obvious I’m the only one who can speak with any authority; I have science on my side. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The authorities told visitors that they had provided me with it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Facts could be checked, experiments replicated, authorities could be set side by side and compared. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the border, North Korean authorities detained Park and his family. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Almost from the beginning of my sentence on Robben Island, I asked the authorities for permission to start a garden in the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This reliance on popular wisdom and authority has downsides. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Burnham now possessed formal authority to begin building a fair, but he still had no place to put it. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z From authority: documentary testimony is classified under authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The following day the SS—an organization that began as Hitler's personal bodyguard and grew to have vast authority over the "Jewish question"—continued to patrol the ghetto. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It was his money and he discovered he liked the authority of editing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I greeted him warmly, though I realized that the authorities had undoubtedly led him to my passage to see if I recognized or acknowledged him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This oil was the only thing needed to perform the ritual, that and the holy authority resting in my father’s misshapen hands. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We guessed that we were to have a visitor and I had been moved because the authorities did not want me to be the first among the prisoners to talk to whoever was coming. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “People believe what they want to believe,” Rowan said, with a sort of authority that told Citra he knew the truth of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Her features were heavy, her voice thick with authority. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Your appendix is no good,” the Englishman declared with jaunty authority. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Her poise was firm, direct, and carried an authority to it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She says it with such authority that I am reminded that she is not just a little girl, but a princess. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Never before had students felt so much power over adults and school authority. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z You have my personal assurance that Mother Paula’s is working closely with local authorities, in full compliance with all laws, codes, and regulations. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was out of pride, or some deep- rooted disdain for authority—or, I thought with a cringe, maybe the Gypsies just wanted the satisfaction of killing us themselves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z If a family member was able to plan a visit in advance, the authorities would sometimes deliberately delay issuing a permit until after the plane had departed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Newton’s supposed discovery only imposed itself on the scientific community because Newton acquired ‘control over the social institutions of experimental authority’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The only authority my mother recognized was God’s. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z As much as I enjoyed these little adventures, I well knew that the authorities had a motive other than keeping me diverted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra could see the intensity in his body, saw his jaw working, and then saw an authority descend over it, calming and relaxing and clarifying. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When the authorities began to allow us to receive photographs of immediate family members in the early 1970s, Winnie sent me an album. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If they went outside a certain radius of their telephone, or tried to take the ankle thing off, the authorities would immediately be notified, and they’d be picked up and put in jail. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Aware that this letter, too, would be read by the authorities, Holmes used it to reinforce, obliquely, his claims of innocence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He nods to Captain Smith, then looks over the scene around him with an air of confidence and authority, as if it were his kingdom. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He was broad of shoulder, and in his age he developed a portliness which only gave him more authority. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, ah, the rules . . .” “Do I gather, sir, from your hesitation, that you are unsure of the etiquette involved? Perhaps you lack the proper authority.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was before you went to the authorities, wasn’t it?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z This explosion of teenage activism alarmed some parents and took the white authorities by surprise. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Though banned, Winnie picked up where she left off, and the authorities were dismayed about her popularity with the young radicals of Soweto. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, someone in a position of authority decided the Pe-2s of the 125th Guards would be able to carry a heavier load of bombs if the planes carried less fuel. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The authorities used information as a weapon, and it was a successful one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Prison and the authorities conspire to rob each man of his dignity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was quite an authority on the subject. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Pete radiated a gentle but impressive authority that led everyone he met, even adults, to be swayed by his opinion. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Outlaws could be as good or as immoral as they pleased, and they didn’t answer to any authority but the gun and the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She had numerous suspicions about the accuracy of the African and ship scenes but was an authority in this room. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Later I realized that this was simply a technique on the part of the authorities to glean information from us, and I had fallen for it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Since the new science had yet to establish its claim to authority, that claim had to be asserted by appealing to reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Walt's at the check-in desk again, but he has no authority over me today. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd tried visiting it, but it had been sealed off by the park authorities. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He was intimidated by this uniformed superiority and the offhand authority in Merridew's voice. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z By the time they reached the Salcedo Fortaleza and were seen by someone in authority, they were told the young llorona with the long braid had been transferred to the capital. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite his size, he moved with force and authority—Cora recalled the mounted bear in the museum, posed at the dramatic moment of his charge. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When he thought of Chinese beauty the iron predatory faces of the Manchus came to his mind, arrogant and unyielding faces of a people who had authority by unquestioned inheritance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z According to Louisiana’s grandmother, the authorities were on a rampage, and it would be a good idea for Louisiana to be “far, far away from the Elefante homestead.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z This created formidable problems not only for Oliver and me, but for the police and the prison authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And without the fact, the new notion that knowledge is grounded in evidence, not authority, might have received only the sort of inconsistent and unreliable endorsement that we have seen it receiving from della Porta. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Visits did not seem to be planned in advance by the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All bodies of minority rule, advisory boards, councils and authorities shall be replaced by democratic organs of self-government. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He still had the authority of the school behind him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Miguel divided the group into squads and kept them busy all day with such efficiency that his authority went unnoticed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Henceforth, all rebel sightings are to be reported immediately to authorities, who will deal with the identification and arrest of the suspect. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Cicero wrote: In discussion it is not so much weight of authority as force of argument that should be demanded. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One day word came that the authorities had decided not to demolish all of Alexandra at one go, but in stages. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Erwin’s beneficence, however, did not silence the rising critics of a system that traded informal “favors” for complete submission to the owner’s authority. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t have a permit allowing us to be in Alexandra,” I said, “and our other papers are not in order, so how can the authorities give me a pass?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s over,” Gregor said with an authority he didn’t know he possessed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I saw you come in through the stable,” he said with more authority. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Washington viewed the uprising as a direct threat to the authority of the federal government and called out the militia, a massive thirteen-thousand-man army, to squelch the uprising. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The authorities believed that isolation was the cure for our defiance and rebelliousness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Next month it’s our turn to hand over our radio to the authorities. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He had a deep baritone voice that was surprising in a man so small, and he used it to good effect, bellowing out commands with absolute authority. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mudd solved his problem by sending his cousin George, a loyal Unionist and therefore above suspicion by the federal authorities, to town to report Booth’s visit to Mudd’s farm. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His mom never put her cell phone down, receiving the updates from the authorities, the search and rescue coordinator, the state police, the National Park Service. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Their minds had emptied to some extent, their defenses were down, so that they were easily persuaded of the absolute authority of the ward sister. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was one of the many secrets that my sister and I kept from authorities. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z That case involved a police raid on a nightclub in Chambers County during which black residents had been illegally detained, mistreated, and abused by local authorities who refused to accept any responsibility for their misconduct. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Marchers were cautioned not to pick up anything they might innocently drop while downtown; the authorities might think they were arming themselves with stones. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Now, there was a rule in my school which gave teachers authority to expel a pupil who was absent from school for over a month without a solid reason. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the chance he had been waiting for to show his authority, and for the first time since we’d known each other he put his hand on my shoulder. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The most oft-cited story was that an American consular official with connections to the CIA had tipped off the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything had to be handed over to the authorities, under penalty of death. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He reproached us for being elderly middle-class intellectuals who identified with the movie’s right-wing authorities instead of with the bikers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Claudia began her studies never doubting that she could become an authority that morning. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z McKissick and student leaders had kept plans for the rally secret, fearing that more conservative blacks would tip off the authorities. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They’ll poll all the authorities, and probably the majority will agree that the note and the statue are really the work of Michelangelo. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Sudden authority stiffened her voice; she palpably regained vigor. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She had tried to get permission through Don Apolinar Moscote, but he had lost all authority in the face of the military omnipotence. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z This was a grave disappointment, for Reverend Tantsi was a distinguished figure and had been selected in order to show the authorities that we were not just a group of young rabble- rousers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But that didn’t excuse our abusing our authority. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So cool and crisp, such authority—suddenly she really was a radio operator, a German radio operator, she was so good at faking it. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Howie’s voice rang with authority, as if he was delivering a pronouncement to the world. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The pew was his seat of authority in The Shoe, and the only chair which fitted him comfortably and in which he could place complete confidence. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the authority in his own voice, the conviction, the sense of purpose that had come to him as he dug Dobby’s grave. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “As usual, my friends, you overstate my accomplishment. Nevertheless, the essence of what you say is true. Among the authorities these days it is difficult to find a sympathetic listener.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Even though she is dressed the part, the woman seems to be losing all of her authority. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The reporter came back with an immediate follow-up: “Would that match be under the authority of FIDE?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For food, each family had a card to show the authorities to get their rations. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But when she speaks like I’m a silly little kid and she’s an authority, it’s like we’re back at the market. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “No, they’re not,” said Lee, “because I have an authority that trumps the Guard.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently, the sustained and coordinated effort they required could be compelled only by the authority of religious faith—a faith that almost literally demanded the moving of mountains. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Math has no authority here,” June tells her. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When I was handed a letter by the authorities, I would not rush forward and grab it as I felt like doing, but take it in a leisurely manner. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was no Mattie; Mr. Watson, the quiet, tan, cafe au lait owner, had sole authority over the restricted merchandise. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa had started coming around again while we were still there—he did live with Adele again after we left—and maybe the authorities found out. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The Scientific Revolution was, first and foremost, a revolt by the mathematicians against the authority of the philosophers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mac had studied law and was adept at putting the authorities on the defensive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment any authority figure challenged Cade's control over things, the game was on. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The senator’s aide who planned the bombing with Diana had told the authorities that it had been her idea to demonstrate how vital the Safety Through Education law was. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then we all scurried around to the power company and the water authority and the landlord, paying off our bills with tens and twenties. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “These are the king’s guests,” she said with a tone of authority. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The exercise of authority restored her confidence, made her feel better. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It divided Cleopatra’s lands and prevented her from gaining authority over the entire region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Samuel walked into the room and authority grew in him with each step. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It replaced the manuscript, read more or less in isolation from other texts, with a book which could be consulted in a library, surrounded by competing authorities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I have no authority here,” he says quietly. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The authorities were given additional power over black people, as if they didn’t already have absolute power over our lives from birth to death. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She might be a short little woman with a soft manner, but she held a lot of power and authority behind that sweetly smiling face. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “No,” she said, and then louder to show her authority, “I’m mistress here.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z In order not to have our notes read or understood by the authorities if they were found, we devised ways of writing that could not easily be seen or deciphered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had done this several times when I was in high school and in college in California, for no reason really except to display his authority in front of my mother and his co-workers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A cell phone formerly in Ms. Lamar's possession was located at a campground in Monroe, Louisiana, shortly before authorities received an anonymous tip from two gas station employees in Shreveport. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z At least Farmer knew that his protest was lodged and the higher authorities had noticed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was their way of defying authority and demonstrating that with almost no police on duty, they knew they could get away with it. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z But the authorities’ greatest mistake was keeping us together, for together our determination was reinforced. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the wake of the Soweto uprising, the authorities had decided that the island would become the exclusive home of South Africa’s “security prisoners.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His nonchalance was meant to convey his authority and power over even dumb animals. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Specifically, how far did the authority of Congress extend? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z With all these windows into the lives of students and the close attention he paid, he has become an authority on high school sociology. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “And as long as they don’t interfere with your main assignment of recommending that the authority of Special Services be expanded to include combat activities.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In prison, unlike in the outside world, power and authority were at stake in nearly every transaction. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have always favored a more active, militant style of protest such as work strikes, go-slow strikes, or refusing to clean up; actions that punished the authorities, not ourselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jackson had several books at his side, and he began to read to his colleagues in order to demonstrate that his opinions were shared by the most respected authorities. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Before George’s visit I informed the authorities that I would be giving him written instructions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Baltimore Catechism taught me to trust the authority of the Church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have the authority to send me anywhere!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z |
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