Unfortunately the final authority lay with the old men, and they forced their archaic views upon the others.

The Shadow and his agents would remain in the background, while the local authorities laid their ambush.

Before the confrontation this week, many Haitians and foreigners assumed that real authority lay with the army.

They dispensed judicial duties too, though the ultimate authority lay with the king.

He paused for me to appreciate where the real authority lay.

Thus, it was the cabinet in which true authority lay.

He emphasised that authority lay with the whole church and not with the Pope.

They did not really need permission, but it was best to let them know where authority lay from the start.

In its simplicity lay all the authority of a lifetime's work.

In the far north, the evidence is less clear, and it appears that authority lay with sub-kings, perhaps including native British rulers.