Sentences with phrase «of authoritative figures»

This altercation is one of many instances that bring inquisition of the conduct of authoritative figures.

A work central to the Serpentine exhibition is Vater Staat (Father State) 2011, a towering steel sculpture of an authoritative figure who, paradoxically, appears frail and isolated.

Can we not ask our clients as part of our checklist to visit the local RCMP office, where they would place themselves in the presence of an authoritative figure trained to recognize and ask the right questions?

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One well - timed Tweet from an authoritative figure could drive dozens of solid links.

Unfortunately, many of us have already been conditioned to accept these proclamations as fact without even conducting any independent research on our own to (1) determine if the authoritative figure is even an authority on the topic, which in many cases, he or she is not; and (2) determine if what the authoritative figure is stating is actually true or not.

It never ceases to amaze me how some people still react to and hang on to the words of former authoritative figures long after they've ceased to be relevant.

The trouble is, a lot of people who are drawn to churches want some strong, powerful and authoritative figure to look up to.

He's a bit too extreme to take seriously, and I suspect most of my readers don't think of him as an authoritative figure.

If there is ultimately to be no authoritative ecclesiastical institution, no definitive set of doctrines and no clearly definable personal figure to hold Christianity together and promote it, it may at first appear that Christianity will simply disappear.

An authoritative figure at the heart of the back - four, the hope will be that the Dutchman can help rid of such poor individual errors.

Although trying to figure out who, exactly, those players may be is basically like trying to find a needle in a haystack, the authoritative nature of the report should at least come as a relief to a fanbase that has been clamoring for some kind of transfer news.

Without qualification in 1975 the range of support from authoritative public figures was an advantage for the «in» campaign.

«Bonapartism» is a term in politics suggesting someone — an authoritative and ultimately authoritarian figure - trying to «stand above» traditional factions, classes and institutions and embody in themselves some sort of national unity or national interest.

The fact that he is only partially successful should not detract from this skilfully narrated, compelling and authoritative account of a figure who, with his rejection of a divine, rational order to human affairs, is frequently labelled the father of modernity.

This simply isn't true; any disconnection is usually a result of conditioning from authoritative figures, media, and our community.

If I could figure out what to pair with the AT ruffle tweed long jacket, I might be in, as I have a couple speaking engagements this spring and could see it being just the right mix of authoritative and creative.

This week may seem a bit lax, but I'm hoping that with coming weeks I'll figure out a system to have a more authoritative list of news links for the week.

Plenty of biography films like to fancy themselves as authoritative «never before seen» looks into the private lives of historical figures.

Often dressed in an anachronistic cassock and with a rather astonishing sweep of leonine hair, Gleeson cuts an imposing and authoritative figure, like something from a rough - edged spaghetti western dropped on the dramatic west coast of Ireland.The role provides a fantastic showcase for the actor, as he captures the inner conflict and outward placidity of the character.

The paternity of the $ 5.6 billion figure is easily traced to the plaintiffs in the case, whose expertise was treated as authoritative, despite their obvious vested interest in the outcome.

In five long, sober chapters, Selengut reviews the rise of the settlements after the Six - Day War, the evolution of some Zionists into messianic nationalists, the culture and faith of settler communities, authoritative settlement figures, and the future of Yesha in the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Of course, now we have to figure out the medium / long - term consequences for the Irish economy & market — a challenge which I think nobody, no matter how authoritative, is qualified to tackle at this point.

Then an authoritative and charismatic figure shows up offering us reassurance & returns, and all for a small fraction of what we hope to make..!

Many interpret Antigone as a figure of moral righteousness and a fearless defender of individual rights in the face of authoritative oppression, speaking truth to power.

Figuration embraces its presumed opposite in what I can only describe as an authoritative and resolute integration of visual forms in «Seated Figure, Abstract».

The CCCs figures are broadly in line with other authoritative sources, and endless repetition of memes about nuclear cost is not going to change that.

Authoritative sources such as EarthTrack have placed the fossil fuel industry's tax and fiscal subsidies at around $ 25 billion a year, a figure that pales beside the roughly $ 1,000 billion (one trillion dollars) paid annually for coal, oil and natural gas burned in the U.S. Do the math: withdrawing those subsidies would lead to at most a 2 - 3 percent rise in the market prices of fossil fuels — scant incentive to reduce their use and concomitant emissions of CO2.

The highly - regarded weekly newsletter will continue to provide family law practitioners in Canada with the most timely and pertinent commentary under the leadership of one of the most authoritative and distinguished figures in the field — Philip Epstein of Epstein Cole LLP.

Bruce Macmillan, general counsel of the Legal Services Board, says: «We are pleased to announce this panel, which brings together some very authoritative figures and teams from across the legal landscape.

The hallmark of ODD is a recurrent pattern of negative, defiant, disobedient and hostile behaviour towards authoritative figures in particular that continues for at least six months, during which four or more of the following are present: