Sentences with phrase «follow figures of authority»

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The crowd seems aware of some sort of impending crisis; the disciples are bewildered but following along; the authorities are prepared to strike at any moment; and in the midst of it all is a solitary, determined, and no doubt sorrowful, figure determined to press through to the end.

I figured out that since he was an authority in the church and at a respected university, but didn't follow the basic tenets of the church, why would I respect him or any other authority?

Even if the founders of these great faiths had pure intentions, those authority figures who followed in their footsteps certainly did not.

City of Buffalo Police Dept. v. Detective Dennis Delano - Represented Detective Delano in his arbitration in which the City of Buffalo is seeking his termination from the Police Department following his utilization of the media to help bring light to the Girard murder case that was being covered up by authorities to protect the reputation of political figures.

The Department for Education (DfE) has been forced to amend its education green paper by the UK Statistics Authority, following a complaint made by the British Humanist Association (BHA) over the «misleading» figures it presents on the impact of religious selection at «faith» schools.

LIPA's reputation as a publicly financed reward center for those with powerful allies has followed the authority for more than a decade, dating to the tenure of former chairman Richard Kessel — himself a well - connected figure in both Democratic and Republican state politics.

Qualitative focus group follow - up studies showed that acceptance is heavily conditioned by authority figures (teachers, TV personalities, religious figures) and the correlation between the students» understanding of evolution and their acceptance of it is weak.

The film follows Mason (Coltrane) from age six to eighteen as he deals with the trials and tribulations of divorced parents, girls, disappointing authority figures and more.

Self - indulgent and relentlessly unpleasant, The Tracey Fragments follows a rebellious 15 - year - old (Ellen Page's Tracey Berkowitz) as she fights with a succession of authority figures and eventually embarks on a search for her missing younger brother.

He said, «In the transition year, the operators are getting to know stakeholders, assets, and liabilities in the school; figuring out which staff they'll keep and which to let go; [looking at the schedule and curriculum]; and concurrently recruiting folks they might need... By the end of the transition year, they'll have a comprehensive plan for operational authority for the following years.»

The most famous artist of the moment, Ai Weiwei, imprisoned and then released by the Chinese authorities, is another YBA - influenced figure with his huge studios in China, where a team of assistants follow his instructions delivered in mobile phone calls and occasional visits, and where scores of old Chinese earthenware vases half - dipped in random primary colours are arranged in large grids as installations.

There was always an authority figure, usually a vice principal in middle school, who said, «Well, you're adding to your permanent record here and it's going to follow you around for the rest of your life.»

I'd rather my child have the confidence and the inner strength to stand up to an authority figure who is abusing their power, than be one of the many who follows the crowd and keeps their head down out of fear.