The king abused his power.

Security Council undermines its moral authority

The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.

If they carry the day, the president will lose authority over the one area where his power has been greatest the Iranian economy.

The Executive Board shall establish and maintain a CDM registry to ensure the accurate accounting of the issuance, holding, transfer and acquisition of CERs by Parties not included in Annex I.

The Committees and other subsidiary bodies shall be responsible to and work under the authority of the Council.

In the events leading to the case in question, the Commissioner of Police had exceeded his authority.

He has lost all authority in Gaza, and has a tenuous hold over the West Bank.

In fact, Chen was always more concerned with consolidating his own power than with defending Taiwan.

Commander Kofi threatened to burn down Yapa Town if they questioned his authority.

The European Parliament can exercise its power only if citizens feel represented there.

David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

Rather than establish a dictatorship, they helped Putin use the trappings of liberal democracy to consolidate power.

Assad must show that his enhanced authority can lead to genuine transformation.

David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

In 1258, the king of France relinquished his feudal authority over the County in the Treaty of Corbeil.

Since his five year term began in September 2008, Zardari has found it hard to assert his authority.

The complainant also requested the Minister to exercise his discretion under section 417 on six separate occasions.

In the case of those requests referred to the Minister, he declined to consider an exercise of his discretion under section 417.

She suggested that the President of the Gambia might use his power to appoint women to office, invoking the Convention to justify his action.

After all, the Soviet Union was a totalitarian state that could rely on a powerful and ubiquitous secret police.

In Libya, the fortunes of Saif al Islam and Muatasim have waxed and waned as Qaddafi enforces his authority to prevent the emergence of a challenger.

Every act of deference thus becomes an abdication of one s own intellectual authority.

At the same time, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is accused of siding with Israel in order to restore his lost authority in Gaza.

Its management will be entrusted to a particularly influential organ of ECOWAS, the Mediation and Security Council in particular, which will lend its full authority to the new mechanism.

And, although the future does not look bright for Hezbollah, it is not likely to relinquish its power without a fight.

The economy remains the one area of Iranian life where Ahmedinejad retains considerable power.

To overthrow all those who have authority without the approval of the people, and all those who rule against the approval of the people

Impunity, she stressed, could not give shelter to anyone irrespective of his or her authority or of his or her individuality.

Since Krugman and I began debating fiscal and monetary policy back in 2009, I have become increasingly alarmed by the way he abuses his power.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran s Supreme Leader, has made an uncompromising nuclear policy central to his domestic authority.

Yet, while Erdoğan may appear to be at the pinnacle of power, it is his government s Gülenist allies who have grown increasingly powerful.

If Europe s political center is widely perceived to be arbitrary and overweening, its authority will be rejected and resisted.

The deal was viewed as the epitome of Thaksin s sophisticated corruption and a betrayal of his proclaimed nationalism, thus exhausting his moral authority and political legitimacy.

In addition to using his political power to fight global warming, the governor has taken steps at his home to reduce his personal carbon footprint.

By the time Alexander reached the borders of India five years later, he had a substantial number of elephants under his own command.

If those efforts were unsuccessful, the Security Council would be obliged to exercise its authority to thwart any threat to international peace and security.

The remaining claim was deferred pending the receipt of a response to a request for information concerning the identity and evidence of authority of the individual who filed a claim on behalf of a deceased person.

Institutions are legitimized in part by their effectiveness, and the EU must recover its authority to defend common interests and harmonize them with national concerns.

Ahmadinejad disobeys his orders, tries to discredit him with the public by challenging his authority, and undermines key institutions, including the judiciary and the parliament.

The internal law of UNIDO is defined by its Constitution and, subsidiarily, by the regulations and directives emanating from its governing bodies and the rules and instructions issued by or under the authority of the Director General.

We commend President Mahmoud Abbas for asserting his authority by ordering Palestinian security forces to prevent militants from launching further rocket and mortar attacks against Israel.

The same is true of some prime ministers, like Thailand's authoritarian Thaksin Shinawatra, who now stands accused of weakening his country's democratic traditions in favor of personal rule.