But their connection to the ultimate source of authority has been stretched to the breaking point.

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However, the true source of authority at any point in time only uses these structures as conduits for the leaders of the dominant member firms to exert control over weaker firms.

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There simply must be some source of moral authority in the world.

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Islam is an important and valuable source of moral authority and can be a powerful drive for social engagement and reform if it is neither misused nor marginalized.

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On the other hand, as firms have become more multinational, generating profits worldwide, the claim of any particular tax authority that its jurisdiction is the source of this profit becomes harder to sustain.

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The Environmental Protection Agency used its authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a source of pollution and set higher standards for power plants.

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Moving the lines of responsibility undermined Noa as, "there was a lot of resistance internally still, " to his authority, according to an anonymous source quoted by the Financial Times.

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While Maradona remained a lively source of fascination on the touchlines, his heir apparent, and the man predicted by many to stamp his authority on this World Cup as his iconic coach did in Mexico in 1986, Barcelona's Fifa World Player of the Year Messi, was a magnetic focal point on the pitch.

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