Sentences with phrase «hands of the authorities»

On the one hand the Enlightenment cast off the dead hand of authority.

Not a single manager can develop EVERY type of player, some players need a relaxed atmosphere with advice given while others need the hard hand of authority.

This matter is now in the hands of the authorities.»

The vigil's organisers added: «Only weeks after the death of Edson De Costa in Newham after he was arrested by police, this latest incident continues the seemingly endless list of young black men dying at the hands of the authorities.»

First, protests broke out in the interior of the country after a young man burned himself alive to protest his treatment at the hands of the authorities.

Of course, Facebook's not exactly the right medium if you're trying to keep your plans out of the hands of the authorities, but according to an article in The Telegraph (note: whose name itself preserves a much older age of rapidly changing communications technology), the actual organizing work is happening on private digital channels:

Half a dozen of them are apprehended and delivered into the hands of the authorities, in this case a group of soldiers more interested in the match and their approaching leave than in the women's misdemeanour.

Sebastián Lelio's («Gloria») film charts Marina's subsequent indignities at the hands of authorities and her lover's relatives, and it's one gradually percolating blood - boiler.

While her actions have a devastating effect on her relationship with her increasingly confused husband (an excellent, nuanced performance from Ben Whishaw) and young son, and appalling treatment at the hands of the authorities, Maud's determination to fight for her rights never falters.

After being insulted, Louise fires a bullet into the man's chest, killing him instantly, and the two go immediately on the lam, knowing that justice would not prevail for them in the hands of the authorities.

Keep in mind that Pit Bulls will almost always be blamed, no matter who starts it and often end up paying the price at the hands of the authorities.

Kimathi Donkor's solo exhibition Queens of the Undead at Rivington Place, including new works commissioned by Iniva, celebrates the lives of exemplary figures from African Diaspora history as well as those who have suffered at the hands of the authorities.

Kimathi Donkor's solo exhibition at Rivington Place, including new works commissioned by Iniva, celebrates the lives of exemplary figures from African Diaspora history as well as those who have suffered at the hands of the authorities.

Jessica has also been involved in a number of safety on return cases, involving allegations that returning the applicant to their home state would violate Article 3, whether as a result of ill treatment directly at the hands of the authorities of the receiving state, or as a result of the general conditions in the receiving state, including access to medical facilities.

In his dissent, Justice Robert Jackson warned that the ruling would «lie about like a loaded weapon ready for the hand of any authority that can bring forward a plausible claim of an urgent need.»

This matter is now in the hands of the authorities.»