Sentences with phrase «considerable power»

Combined with the advertising revenues, this left game publishers in a position of considerable power over the magazines.

More than just a «middle man,» medical sales recruiters have considerable power in the hiring process.

The performance of this car is exceptional — it feels like there is considerable power on tap.

But she said social workers had considerable power over the lives of vulnerable people and said trust was a precious professional commodity.

Judges exercise considerable power, and discharge a crucial public function.

The result is a game that feels tentative about its own considerable power.

They can even be in positions of considerable power.

They've formed a coalition called New Yorkers Against Corruption, which argues that a convention would be hijacked by the same political insiders and moneyed lobbyists that already wield considerable power in Albany.

This is actually my first Steve McQueen movie; on the basis of this one, it's evident he's not much of an actor but wields considerable power as a movie star.

The U.S. bestows its prosecutors with considerable power.

Shot in a boxy aspect ratio and permeated with Daniel Hart's marvelous score, «A Ghost Story» mines considerable power from the simplest of premises.

While typical Audi attributes like slick styling and a great cabin have played a part in the R8's success, its ability to put considerable power to the road with minimal drama has been a factor too.

Romero, who served last year as chair of the Senate Education Committee, held considerable power over school policy issues while in office.

Although it may seem obvious that the values of the «family pew» still set the agenda for conservative congregations today, those values retain considerable power in shaping the agendas of all congregations.

At the same time, he said, the law approved by the Legislature last week gives considerable powers to the State Board of Education to establish procedures for how to hold school districts accountable for the money they will receive.

I was always fascinated by physics, especially modern physics as it moved away from the mechanistic world of classical physics into the quantum world, and I found mathematics, especially pure mathematics, a very demanding and challenging subject that requires considerable powers of abstract thought and reasoning.

Villains find redemption and weaklings show bravery and power; those elements add to the movie's already considerable power.

During the test, the Altaeros Airborne Wind Turbine (AWT) was able to climb to 350 feet high, generate considerable power, and then land in an automated cycle.

Obviously this was possible only because political authorities had exercised considerable power throughout the Christianist period.

Such a dramatic reduction is a clear sign this policy hands considerable power to employers, who now have far greater capability to mistreat employees than before.

«Paladino has amassed considerable power and influence in western New York through his real estate development, political campaigns, media presence, elected office, and campaign contributions,» the group's director Sam Magavern wrote in a statement.

Miranda was questioned under schedule seven of the Terrorism Act 2000, which allows authorities at airports, ports and borders considerable powers to stop and search people without prior authorisation or reasonable suspicion.

Modern mayors have considerable powers under the 1994 charter.

Consider Nolte in this film a giant magnifying glass that grows and intensify's Murphy's once considerable power.

The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has opened new conversations about what matters in education, placing considerable power in the hands of state and district education leaders to define school quality and student progress.

The engine produces considerable power figures of 467 hp and 389 lb - ft of torque, sent to the rear wheels through an eight - speed automatic sequential gearbox.

But just overcoming the inertia of the 4,000 - pound vehicle, and getting all the four - wheel - drive hardware spinning, soaks up considerable power during acceleration from a stop.

A negative feedback process of considerable power not mentioned or quantified at all in AGW theory.

The team found that even if they added a small amount of backup nuclear and biomass energy, creating a 77 % WWS system, around 9 % of the annual UK demand could remain unmet, leading to considerable power outages and economic damage.

Many of the key players in this decade long saga are still in positions of government and considerable power utilising the networks and financial systems that were established to covertly arm the ruling Angolan regime.

Specifically, the new rules give Employment and Skills Development Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada considerable powers to delve into a company's temporary foreign worker recruitment and retention process.

Although it may seem trivial, this broad mandate exerts considerable power to the law society in Ontario, more so than law societies elsewhere in Canada.

As for the GPU, MediaTek has fitted a new Mali - G72 MP3 GPU that adds considerable power to the gaming department.

«This is not simply a legacy issue — the military still wields considerable power on the ground and continues to grab yet more land from ethnic minority communities.

The findings demonstrate that the news media can wield considerable power in generating national dialogues that are essential to a healthy representative democracy, the researchers conclude.

Terrin must summon the patience it takes to train and work with Lyra, a fledgling mage with considerable power but little control — over her magic or her temper.

Greenberg believes this form tends to occur in matrilineal societies where women hold considerable power.

Teachers unions retain considerable power, to be sure, and for this reason I think they necessarily must be drawn in to the reform movement if it is to make a serious and lasting mark.

Judges exercise considerable power, not only over the litigants in the cases before them but also in shaping the law for the future, and power is a highly valued form of compensation for many people.

Communities of communities would require considerable power in order to enforce such rules.

OTTAWA — In our legal system, Crown prosecutors wield considerable power in the exercise of their discretion.

It allows a minority to wield considerable power over the majority.

Science minister Wan Gang has spoken out in favor of a reform that could strip his ministry of considerable power in allotting research funds.

In Europe the European parliament and other continental organizations already have considerable power, so that national sovereignty is significantly checked.