1,121 Quotes About Authority

  • Author Fred Thompson
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    I'm talking about using the authority of your office to encourage them to do the right thing. I would call on you to do, as you've done before, and call on an independent counsel yourself,

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  • Author Graham Taylor
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    Self assessment, combined with the authority of the Certified Open processes, gives us a light touch/high rigor approach. Even the smallest supplier can compete on level terms. This is very much a scheme where both the public and private sectors jointly benefit from a more open market.

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  • Author Heizo Takenaka
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    The BOJ used its authority to make the decision even though deflation remains a problem. I hope the bank is prepared to take responsibility for its actions.

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  • Author Keith Thompson
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    The county has the authority to handle organics, there's no doubt about it, ... But I don't know why you are so vocal about something you know we can't do much about.

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  • Author Kraig Troxell
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    What that means is he was in a position of authority, similar to a teacher. Basically, he was in control of the situation because he was hired as her instructor.

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  • Author Mark Tveskov
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    This was the first tangible presence of the federal government or any civil authority in the Rogue Valley. Unlike, say, the stereotypical Western vision of Fort Apache, the primary mission of this fort was to protect the Indians from the whites in that period of time.

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  • Author Matt Thomas
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    I try to make everyone in authority aware of the problem here, but I guess no one is going to take us seriously until a child is attacked.

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  • Author Patti Thompson
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    Even if a legal boater hits and injures a manatee, we want them to feel compelled to call in authorities to rescue the animal and not flee for fear of prosecution. Now if boaters are speeding in a slow zone, well, laws are there for that.

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