Sentences with phrase «cling to power when»

The former is an attempt by a minority sect to cling to power when it has been voted out, the other (given likely seats and vote shares) is a democratic government.

The newly installed head of a giant European investment bank schemes and clings to power when an American hedge fund company tries to take over.

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We've seen over and over — in Venezuela, in Argentina, and in Brazil — that populists can cling to power even when the economy is doing badly because they can blame their performance on scapegoats.

While most of me wonders why people cling so desperately to the idea of having a physical keyboard for their touch - screen devices, another part has to admit there are occasions when having one would be awfully convenient (especially when it works equally well with Android, iOS, and Windows Phone powered devices — complete with the special, platform - specific keys present and accounted).