Sentences with phrase «hold onto power»

However, our on - screen tests showed a noticeable drop in the Note 8's ability to hold onto power, partly due to its intense brightness and wider 18.5:9 screen.

Your character will hold onto the power disc allowing it to charge UNLESS they receive damage.

Some interviewees thought these school leaders felt threatened and were trying to hold onto their power base; some simply thought the various principals were «not the brightest bulb in the box,» «insane,» «crazy,» «incompetent.»

PICTURE the scene: a weak leader is struggling to hold onto power as ambitious upstarts plot to take over.

Mr. Hamid expressed surprise at the extent he says the NDC could go in their quest to malign Nana Akufo - Addo and hold onto power.

Despite Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» attempts to hold onto power despite the corruption charges he faces, she said, there are two «candidates» who are furiously working the phones in an attempt to line up sufficient votes to replace him.

American's really like their «freedom» to choose, and by playing to that «need», the «leading class» can hold onto their power.

Labour lost the General Election and the Conservatives appear intent on striking a deal with the DUP in order to hold onto power.

In response, the opposition, still represented in the MUD, saw itself forced to boycott the electoral process arguing that it would not legitimize an undemocratic election and the government's uncontrolled hold onto power.

Over the past two decades, the government has proceeded to take over control of all state institutions and resources to maintain its hold onto power.

This was Africa in the 80's, the Afrikaaner government in South Africa was doing everything it could to hold onto power and destabilize Black Africa, so needless to say there was a lot of suspicion and fear.

«They are nothing more than the failed Washington elite looking to hold onto their power, and it's time they are held accountable for their actions.»

will not seek reelection in November, he told colleagues Wednesday, throwing an already fractious House into tumult and dealing another blow to Republican hopes of holding onto power in Congress.

This was why Communists were able to triumph even in countries where they began as a small minority; it was one reason why Communist parties held onto power even in countries where they were widely hated.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New York state Senate leader Dean Skelos has held onto power following corruption charges, even as some fellow Republicans have said he should step down as leader to avoid a political distraction.

I think it's about holding onto power any way (the Republicans) can.

Viciously maligned by the western press of the time as the «Dragon Lady,» a manipulative, blood - thirsty woman who held onto power at all costs, the woman Min gives us is a compelling, very human leader who assumed power reluctantly, and who sacrificed all she had to protect those she loved and an empire that was doomed to die.

Not exact matches

That means you are all but assured that you will lose purchasing power the longer you hold onto them.

Maybe he was trying to show us that holding onto political power (one of the temptations) is a trick of Satan.

The power of individual influence can marginalize those who hold onto the evil of bigotry all while claiming to love God.

Holding onto that kind of mentality is never healthy, I agree, but there is no shame or lack of power with acknowledging that you have been a victim of some abuse or miscarriage of justice in any way shape or form.

You put too much faith in a book written hundreds of years after the «supposed» events my men in power wishing to hold onto it and control the masses.

Man created stories about gods because he did not understand the world around him, even the christians believed that the world was the center of the universe 400 years ago, but as man gained knowledge religions had to rethink their dogma to jive with the facts, in order to hold onto the wealth and power they covet more than anything else, period.

«The Gunners showed huge passion on Saturday and they need to hold onto that mentality moving forward,» he told Paddy Power.

Traore has Premier league experience, explosive pace and power, very good dribbling skills, and can hold onto the ball for long periods.

Even with the loss, Team Schwartz hangs onto the # 7 spot in the Week 17 Power Rankings as they hold the head - to - head tiebreaker versus Team Maione.

Don't look now, but team Lenny and the Jets have won three in a row and continue to hold onto our top spot in the Week 4 Power Rankings.

It's even holding onto its infamous pooping power (the power new diapers have to encourage your child to poop — its widely appreciated in the cloth diaper community).

Rawlings claimed some heavyweights of the party schemed to stop him from holding onto to power after his constitutional eight years mandate came to an end in 2000.

Republicans this fall want to keep the mayor's office and also hold onto their supermajority on the council, an advantage that gives Democrats no power to pass or block legislation without GOP cooperation.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday expressed their commitment to hold onto the last bastion of GOP power in state government.

In the context of African politics, I have heard extreme stories, although unproven, about how far people can go to win political power or hold onto same.

Without it and Felder, the GOP would not be in power and the industry would have a weaker position at the negotiating table as it tries to hold onto more than $ 1 billion in annual 421a tax breaks and prevent a variety of pro-tenant bills from seeing the light of day.

That's because materials scientists in China have recently found a way to speed up — by more than a factor of 10 — so - called phase - change random access memory (PCRAM), which can hold onto information even when your computer's power is off.

While maximal power and strength maintenance is key during these phases, athletes still should try to hold onto body mass and size.

The movie introduces us to a series of evil humans, handling the anarchist state by holding onto whatever power they have left and enacting violence with little forethought.

A beautiful ode to the power of love and the difficulty of holding onto it, Call Me By Your Name heralds the true blue arrival of Timothee Chalamet as one to watch out for.

And then you accelerate onto the first open stretch of dual - carriageway, feel the power kick in at around 4000rpm and hold it all the way to 7500rpm, surprising Mondeos and A4s with the Rallye's turn of speed.

It has to do with how long to hold onto the gear you're in through fast corners and at high or low revs, how to time upshifts and downshifts, and how to best manage the power and torque flow.

Using an impact wrench or regular socket and ratchet, remove the bolts holding the power steering pump onto the bracket or the engine block.

The engine becomes more urgent in delivering power to the rear wheels, the transmission likes to hold onto gears for a little longer to continue riding the linear wave of torque, and the seats hug you even tighter.

Each of these modes alters how reliant the car is on the battery and electric motor for propulsion, with EV Drive switching the car onto electric power only, and Hold Mode for holding charge and relying more on the V6 engine.

PMLF, which made its debut on the US - made Cadillac ATS, is incorporated into a new Sport mode for the VF Commodore, which will downshift automatically when braking for a corner, and hold onto lower gears when the throttle is lifted after powering out of a corner.

Many fundamentalists are convinced that the one mighty and strong is already here on earth among them, «holding the scepter of power in his hand,» and that very soon now he will lead the Mormon Church back onto the right path and restore Joseph's «most holy and important doctrine.»

Staying power: An investor's ability to maintain his or her positions by meeting margin calls and / or holding onto his or her investments through down markets rather than having to liquidate at a disadvantageous time.

«Retailers and manufacturers can continue to focus on today's business at hand while devising strategies to hold onto the boomers longer, attract more Gen Y and Gen Z [customers], and harness the growing buying power of the expanding Hispanic population,» he explains.

The all - new Portal of Power (yes, for the second year in a row) can actually hold onto the villains in its «dungeon» and you can then cycle through them all and load them into the trap of your choosing.

Starting from New Super Mario Bros. and in games where the player is able to Ground Pound, ground pounding onto the Coin Block and holding the button that activated the Ground Pound will allow the player to collect coins at a faster rate, though only if they are in a powered - up form.

[9] Zelda begins her own ceremonies at the Springs of Courage, Power, and Wisdom, [10] finding herself increasingly frustrated when she feels none of the sealing power she is expected to use within her, but still holds onto the hope of sucPower, and Wisdom, [10] finding herself increasingly frustrated when she feels none of the sealing power she is expected to use within her, but still holds onto the hope of sucpower she is expected to use within her, but still holds onto the hope of success.

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