"I'm just really frustrated now, ladies," she said, in tears at a recent meeting with the two child care officials who share authority over her case.

"Knowledge isn't really shared because management doesn't want to share authority and power."

By sharing authority as a team, we've increased the number of right decisions being made in the company.

In much of the Arab world, leaders rarely share much authority.

Instead of having authority shared, as it was then, by the coach and general manager, he wanted one man to direct the football operations.

Local municipalities share authority with the district municipality under which they fall.

Annie found it difficult to share authority over Helen with anyone.

Learning to genuinely share not just trust, but authority, is going to be hard, no matter how badly we both want this to succeed.

Does that mean that when it's done, I share authority with you?

I see no reason to share my power and authority with anyone else.