We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth. From LearnThat.org.
The matter was referred to higher authorities. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun, : Who has the authority to grant permission? ,They finally persuaded the authorities that they were not involved in espionage. ,He is an authority on baseball. ,She spoke with authority. ,the authority of a parent; the authority of a great writer. From Dictionary.com.
Then he calls the authorities and says, essentially. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
His mother calls authorities 'response "good and fast.". From Wordnik.com. [WCAX - Local News] Reference
I mean, in the next station will they call the authorities?. From Wordnik.com. [Kottu] Reference
I called the authorities, and they people told me I was crazy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2006] Reference
He says she called authorities who arrived a few minutes later. From Wordnik.com. [FOXNews.com] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did she ever recommend you call the authorities?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2003] Reference
The boy's father called authorities around the same time, police said. From Wordnik.com. [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference
She said she called authorities the next day and filed a police report. From Wordnik.com. Reference
O'BRIEN: Did you call authorities and say I think I know who this guy is?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 10, 2004] Reference
And they waited-I think they called the authorities to say to pick them up. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy Now!] Reference
Moreover, those in Turkish authorities will never yield to scare and blackmail. From Wordnik.com. [Today.Az] Reference
Now, what led you -- what connected two plus two and made you call authorities?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2002] Reference
She called authorities in Florida who went to the house and arrested the teens. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2004] Reference
The child's grandmother called authorities after seeing a sketch of Baby Grace. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2007] Reference
I called the authorities, and they told me that they can't do anything about it. From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
Would your paycheck be at the top of your mind or would you call the authorities?. From Wordnik.com. [Blowback For a Whistleblower] Reference
That's not a whimsical label authorities can dismiss without some sort of process. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
And then I'm sure she called the authorities right away and the plane was diverted. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2007] Reference
According to a department news release, someone called authorities around 1: 40 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [Minneapolis/St. Paul Breaking News, Weather, Video, Traffic and Sports for Minnesota from WCCO-TV] Reference
I know he talked to -- I mean, he called the authorities, and he reported everything. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2001] Reference
Video shows guards following rules not to intervene; instead, they called authorities. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
What you want to is get on the phone right away, you call the authorities and notify them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2006] Reference
She was concerned about Locklear's safety and calling the authorities was her "civic duty," he said. From Wordnik.com. [The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning] Reference
Once home, she called authorities, who were able to take Justin Calbick into custody without incident. From Wordnik.com. [greatfallstribune.com - Local News] Reference
Some of the producers declared the amounts of sugar used to the appellation authorities; others did not. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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