Sentences with phrase «in its power as»

Most people, I'd suggest, would remember Stephen Harper's years in power as angry ones — a government permanently aggrieved about something or other.

These two facts underline the fusion of body, mind, and spirit in power as a human reality.

But, as Tillich points out, Luther did not appreciate sufficiently that love's strange work can be used by those in power as a means for keeping themselves in power.

It's a massive shift in power as Ecclestone departs, after 40 years at the helm.

In the New Statesman, George Eaton noted that the UK Conservative Party (currently in power as the larger member of a coalition) is experiencing such low membership that it is vulnerable to «entryism», joining a party with the aim of changing its direction.

Mr. Portuphy said Akufo - Addo has exhibited a high sense of incompetence during his six months in power as there has been no meaningful result for Ghanaians to see.

Your Grace, Even in those post-Peel wilderness years, Derby and Disraeli did get enough short goes in power as to never quite be out for 10 years - with Disraeli often demonstrating what now seems a rather Cameronesque flexibility.They did have one major «legacy» achievement - in the 1867 reform act - if created rather more from political opportunism than any particular principle on the franchise question.

Its members should remember that they are only in power as a result of the discontent of the population with the previous government, on issues that included Rosia Montana, and that they can be removed as well, if they fail in their duty to govern according to their mandate.

But both of these are united as potential «solutions» and can be perceived jointly by those in power as «threats.»

Many Tory backbenchers have contemplated a third possibility, in which the Lib Dems drop down to a «confidence and supply» arrangement in which they allow the Conservatives to remain in power as a minority government for the 12 months before May 2015.

«Assuming you did not directly order or authorise the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion meant to purchase arms for Nigerian soldiers, is it fair to suggest that you at least knew, or had reason to know, that your own former NSA was apparently involved in the heinous crime of corruption to wit: the diversion and sharing of over $ 2 billion meant to purchase arms for Nigerian soldiers; and did not take all necessary and reasonable measures in your power as Commander - in - Chief and President to prevent the alleged diversion and sharing of our commonwealth, as explained above?

Part of making politics more sophisticated is admitting that when your party is in power as a junior partner in a coalition government, that it may have to support things that as a party it doesn't corporately agree with to gain influence on less palatable elements of the bigger partner's agenda and to implement at least part of its own.

There's no such disproportion in power as it is with goverment and its citizens, so what about subduction to goverment?

By the same token, DeFrancisco said conversations were underway that could alter the «consensus» that was announced on Monday night to keep Skelos in power as he faces corruption charges.

This is a party which is making no secret of its plan to remain in power as long as it can.

When in power as part of the Tory - led coalition from 2010 - 15, the Lib Dems voted through a raft of benefit cuts including the bedroom tax, cuts to council tax benefit, housing benefit and tax credits, as well as presiding over a disability benefit testing system that wrongly denied benefits to thousands of people, and a job centre sanctions system that saw benefits docked for hundreds of thousands of jobseekers.

«Since the emergence of the administration of President Buhari, Forex Trading has been illegally turned to an exclusive business of the friends and family of those in power as against the principle of banking which allows for professionalism in trading and ensuring circulation to the business community for import and export of goods and services that will have direct positive impact on the economy and the people, the statement said.

Still, David Cameron will need to get up towards 40 % of the vote, increasing his party's share in power as no post-war premier has done before him.

«increasing his party's share in power as no post-war premier has done before him.»

While democracy has, generally taken hold in Africa with elections being held regularly, there are still several situations in which elected leaders continue to cling to power either by modifying their Constitutions to remove term limits, age limits, or institute mechanisms that ensure that they stay in power as lifetime leaders of their nations.

The actions of these agents of state, observers say, are reminiscent of the executive lawlessness and human rights abuses that characterised the nation's military era, including the period that President Muhammadu Buhari spent in power as a military dictator.

The conservatives found that out when they were in power as well.

There are striking parallels between Buhari's first stint in power as military dictator and his current democratic presidency - oil prices have crashed; appointments have favoured the North; important political allies have been displaced; governance is focused almost exclusively on a war against corruption; concerns over rule of law and human rights are re-surfacing; and economic policy is floundering!

According to Geoff Marcy, an exoplanet hunter at U.C. Berkeley, who has performed optical SETI work at Lick and other telescopes, the APF will be capable of detecting laser transmissions as low in power as 100 watts from up to 50 light - years away.

Weapon durability doesn't exist and only one weapon and item can be equipped per unit, though weapons increases in power as its wielder gains experience points and levels in battle (as does special abilities and spells).

In his day, King was viewed by those in power as a villain and a miscreant and a troublemaker; it's only decades later that he has his high standing.

Nowhere near as rich in power as its spiritual predecessor, «Only God Forgives» still shouldn't be denounced as meretricious rubbish.

Another Liberal Democrat who was in power as part of the Coalition and was responsible for all of the good things done in Education during that time and none of the bad stuff.

The students also created strategies for testing their classmates» knowledge of small schools, and their confidence in their power as an antidote to the failing educational system.

Not exact matches

I must fight my way through the seas of the world doing as much mischief as can, until my ammunition is exhausted, or a foe far superior in power succeeds in catching me.

It is also still extremely common for British soldiers in Afghanistan to wear beards, as facial hair is still associated with power and authority in many Islamic regions.

«We often try to power through the day to get more work finished, which might not be as effective as taking some time to detach for a few minutes,» Rupp said in a release.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-- A Korean Air heiress apologized Tuesday for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case after she allegedly threw a drink at someone during a business meeting.

The power of that experience is why I continue to choose to be an open leader in my role as president and CEO of Red Hat.

Beard and moustache growth was rampant, especially in India where bare faces were scorned as being juvenile and un-manly, as well as in Arab countries where moustaches and beards were likewise associated with power.

Shell works in exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing, petrochemicals, power general, trading, and renewable energy such as biofuels and wind.

As power is consolidating in the VC industry, with fewer firms getting a greater share of LP funding, VC firms are beginning to realize the power that branding and marketing can have on dealflow and their ability to raise capital.

Earlier this year, in an interview with CNBC, House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R - Texas, called the CFPB a «rogue agency» and complained about the power Cordray has as one person overseeing an entire bureau.

The Bonneville Power Administration, which controls electrical transmission in the American side of the Columbia River basin (and supplies a chunk of B.C.'s power under the Columbia River Treaty), has over the past month ordered wind power producers to curtail their production so as not to overload the grid and harm Power Administration, which controls electrical transmission in the American side of the Columbia River basin (and supplies a chunk of B.C.'s power under the Columbia River Treaty), has over the past month ordered wind power producers to curtail their production so as not to overload the grid and harm power under the Columbia River Treaty), has over the past month ordered wind power producers to curtail their production so as not to overload the grid and harm power producers to curtail their production so as not to overload the grid and harm fish.

SEOUL, South Korea — A Korean Air heiress apologized for causing trouble in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case Tuesday as public calls urging her family to resign grow.

«All of us in positions of power — politicians, parents, chief executives and educators — must see ourselves as part of history's bigger picture and ask, «What is my responsibility to the republic?»»

On April 26, 1986, a radioactive release many times as large as the that of the Hiroshima bomb occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union.

The president - elect had tweeted in 2014 that Obama's support for net neutrality was a «top down power grab» that would somehow «target conservative media» — there is no basis to this assertion, as net neutrality does not allow anyone to target any particular online service or media outlet; that's the point.

Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said higher oil prices lessen all the worries from 2015 and 2016 about the Saudi government's ability to maintain its commitments, but the consolidation of power in the hands of the Crown Prince also is significant for the market and investors as his reform program is widely regarded as critical for Saudi Arabia's future prosperity.

Jenkins wrote on Twitter that Germany's shift in energy policy was misguided and resulted effectively in fossil fuels replacing much of the missing nuclear power — a pattern that's playing out at home, as well.

Companies relying on the spending power of the British consumer have faced tough questions in recent months as the impact of Britain's decision to leave the European Union has gradually begun to weigh on sentiment.

For my costs, I'm factoring in only the extra parts I bought as part of my mining experiment, which include the three GTX 1060 graphics cards, a cheap processor, a cheap motherboard, and a power supply.

It also does little to help the growing income gap or the overall economy, as people working several freelance jobs lack the purchasing power they may have had in more stable positions that disappeared during the recession, she said.

Michael Barbaro of the New York Times, for instance, had this to say about Trump's social marketing via Twitter: «Mr. Trump has mastered Twitter in a way no candidate for president ever has, unleashing and redefining its power as a tool of political promotion, distraction, score - settling and attack — and turning a 140 - character task that other candidates farm out to young staff members into a centerpiece of his campaign.»

Known in Japan as the Naval Battle of the Sea of Japan, the Battle of Tsushima saw the Empire of Japan, then a rising power, take on the combined forces of the Russian Empire's Baltic Fleet and Pacific Squadron.