The question of how to maintain authority over children while still allowing them room to grow is central to the novel.

Herkam would be trying to both maintain the peace and his own authority.

The organisers were well prepared and able to maintain their authority.

Desire to maintain rules and authority exists only to further support these social roles.

The process created a crisis for the church, as it struggled to maintain authority over its American flock.

Many believed a firm response to such acts of violence was necessary to maintain national prestige and authority.

Nri maintained its vast authority well into the 16th century.

A key question among critics of the plan is whether principals truly maintain their authority over school discipline.

"But by the Current, man, how do I maintain authority here?"

Nor could the 'pillars' of the centre party maintain their authority even in Jerusalem.