Sentences with phrase «n't speak with authority»

Can't speak with authority, nor for everyone, but no, I don't find that an improvement.

I have to confess here to not yet having drunk the bottle of plonk that you sent me, so I don't speak with any authority.

I can't speak with authority about self - publishing being a deterrent to receiving residencies — but I would speculate that to qualify for those it's the merit of the work that would be the foremost determining factor.

Personally I think you are full of it, but I also believe everyone has the right to voice their opinion; but as my grandmother once said, don't speak with authority when you don't have the facts to support it.

Unless you've talked to a majority of Christians and gotten a true response, you can't speak with authority.

Also, I appologize that I can't speak with the authority of a «mechanical engineer and television personality best known for his program, «Bill Nye the Science Guy».

Sir, I can not speak with authority about tourette syndrome, but I can about seizures.

But as I made absolutely clear to the writer, I have no firsthand experience or observation of the topic, so I can not speak with any authority beyond articles I have read and films I have seen.

Hello Tinh, We don't actually sell GLOBE insurance, so I can not speak with authority about their products, however, if your policy states that coverage lasts to your age 99, and you outlive age 99, then I expect your policy will NOT pay out any death benefit, nor return your premiums.

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Now, Salesforce.com, an internet software company that also showed interest in acquiring Twitter, has raised concerns with Europe's antitrust authorities about the potential takeover, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.

To improve your prospecting skills, it is key to develop habits that are not directly for selling, but improves your ability to speak with both authority and warmth.

What dares you to assume upon yourself the authority to speak on behalf of those who have been born with an orientation that wasn't of their making.

I am pretty sure you do not have the required expertise to speak for each of these sciences with the authority you presume.

Therefore Paul is not seeking to invoke apostolic authority by appealing to Jerusalem; he has already established that he speaks with apostolic authority himself.

Most of the dark ages folk didn't speak Latin or read the Bible, but they could see the results of disagreeing with authority in the crucifix out there in front of them.

While Wright argues that Jesus speaking to Roman authorities in John 18 and 19 presents a mandate for political engagement, Boyd points out that Jesus does not bring up the injustices of the Roman Empire, nor other governmental issues, in his dialogue with Pilate.

One does not expect Bernard Lewis to be an authority on Christian theology, while at the same time one is reminded of the dangers in speaking with confidence on subjects with which one has scant familiarity.

So, although the law of which Antigone speaks somehow has divine authority, she has not learned it by reading something like a Bible, with moral rules delivered by the gods.

In our church the guy who gets paid to speak with authority doesn't know the Scripture, and there is no chance to discuss or question anything afterward... I don't bother to go often.

Speaking at a Mass at St Chad's Cathedral in Birmingham, he said: «It is simply unacceptable to suggest that the resources of the faith communities -LSB-...] can work in cooperation with public authorities only if the faith communities accept not simply a legal framework, but also the moral standards at present being touted by government.»

It is difficult to speak with authority on issues of social justice when there is not enough confidence to speak with authority on issues of faith.

God didn't seem to need them to agree with me in order to speak to them and tell them he loves them, in a way that they know, deep down, that it's true... Later when I met my father in law I became familiar with a saying of his in his book Authority to Heal and it rang true from my experience.

While such a convocation could not claim to speak with total authority as the Church, it could give voice to a consensus of opinion among Christians in America.

Some people speak with authority, but most don't.

I can not speak to this question of an alternative possibility with any personal authority.

That the preaching of the Baptist first uprooted him from the circle of the devotees of the Law, that then he became the prophet who spoke with authority and not as the scribes?

And so he speaks with nerve and authority, believing that his speech is not idle or futile, but that it plays a part in the dismantling.

It met in the Vatican in 1869 - 1870, and its most notable decrees, later promulgated by the Pope, declared «that the Roman Pontiff, when he speaks ex cathedra, that is, when in discharge of the office of pastor and doctor of all Christians, by virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, he defines a doctrine of faith and morals to be held by the universal Church, by the divine assistance promised to him in blessed Peter, is possessed of that infallibility with which the Divine Redeemer willed that His Church should be possessed for defining doctrine regarding faith or morals; and that therefore such definitions of the Roman Pontiff are irreformable of themselves, and not from the consent of the Church»; and that the Roman Pontiff has «full and supreme power of jurisdiction over the universal Church, not only in things which belong to faith and morals, but also in those which relate to the discipline and government of the Church spread throughout the world.»

I can't speak to Protestant Europe with authority, but I would presume that the state did take a greater interest in the regulation of marriage as Coontz claims, but for reasons involving the departure of the Catholic Church and its laws and courts.

The Roman authorities seemed to be unaware that, with every month, further reforming initiatives were surfacing all over the German speaking lands, not to speak of the rest of northern Europe.

If so, it is not because the Church has a superior plan for reconstruction; or because its clergy speak with authority upon political or economic questions; or because its members are exceptionally virtuous or intelligent.

But it should be clear now that whatever good speaking terms we might be on with the British government and media, they are on the whole not interested in anything less than the complete discrediting of the Catholic Church's claims to divine authority.

But speaking personally, as a parent who has packed healthy two lunches a day for the last 8 or so years and who is not a fan of our current school food, I certainly would NOT be happy to have a governmental authority tampering with my child's lunnot a fan of our current school food, I certainly would NOT be happy to have a governmental authority tampering with my child's lunNOT be happy to have a governmental authority tampering with my child's lunch.

My sons spoke to me the other day and said I have no authority with them and why don't I just spank them already.

I can not accept the idea that not all sources of knowledge are equal, and that training, experience and the scientific method allow others to speak with authority that exceeds mine, derived from armchair speculation and casual reading.

Speaking at a conference hosted by the Local Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildings.

Burke's lawyer, Joseph Conway, of Mineola, who also represented Macedonio, declined to comment on either case Friday, except to say that «since his arrest, in 2015, Mr. Burke has not spoken with federal authorities.»

Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon, who has spoken out against unreasonable fare increases and excessive cuts to routes, continues to work with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, advocating for cost - cutting options that don't have a negative effect on users and service.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he has not spoken to federal prosecutors investigating the demise of his anti-corruption commission, but declined to say with authority whether any members of his administration had.

I can state with all the authority I can muster that, an NDC government will not tax pensioners, the President has spoken, and it is final.

(I am surprised that you have not said more about these issues already: you used to be in charge of them and could speak with real authority).

Governor Cuomo, who hired the executive director of the Authority, says he has not spoken with anyone at the Thruway Authority about the toll hike proposal.

I didn't presume that Sir Nicholas spoke with any other authority, and I certainly didn't endorse his alarmist conclusion, presented as a certainty, that under «business - as - usual... we can see that we are headed for some pretty unpleasant increases of temperature [of 4 or 5ºC].»

I don't deal with boost much, so I can't really speak with authority on those matters.

Hopefully, you'll be able to speak with someone who has the authority and ability to fix the error and explain that, since you paid ahead and had not received a bill or any notification after canceling, you had every reason to believe the account had been paid as agreed.

If the person you speak with can't have the authority to extend the help you need, ask to speak to a supervisor who has the authority to get your payments current.

While animals don't have a voice in their own welfare, it's reassuring to know that somewhere there are people who care and are willing to speak up on their behalf --- people with the education and authority to make a difference in existing and future laws.

I'm no longer young — not even middle aged ---- I've passed both those milestones, so I can speak with some authority.

If your area lacks the proper animal welfare agency, and your local authorities are not equipped to deal with animal cruelty cases, you can also email or call The HSUS and ask to speak with one of our experts about the suspected abuse.

If the representative you speak with doesn't have the authority to change your rate, don't berate them for it, just request to speak to a supervisor.