Sentences with phrase «to hold on to power»

For how long can our people continue to suffer just because some people want to hold on to power at all cost?

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Information is power in job - hunting, and your goal should always be to hold on to your power as long as possible by delaying discussions about salary as long as possible.

Can the centre - left hold on to power in a year defined by populism?

The governor in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, and signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, called on the international community and the media to save democracy in Nigeria from being truncated by «the APC cabal's desperation to hold on to power by whatever means.»

The high - stakes fight over his seat could affect control over the Senate, where Republicans hold on to power with a coalition of Independent Democrats.

There's no posing, preening bravado here: Hoskins» stocky build and blunt mug are all you need to communicate the story a man who's bubbled up from the bottom and holds on to his power with the jaws of a pitbull.

On paper, they do not need to cut a deal with the Independent Democratic Conference to hold on to power like they did two years ago upon falling into the minority.

She ultimately lost her parliamentary majority but held on to power thanks to an agreement with a small Northern Irish party.

Candidates are locked in an awkward dance of increasingly distancing themselves from Nancy Pelosi as the longtime leader holds on to power and raises millions of dollars.

They do nt have a clue themselves, its just something they added to justify their existance as a gaggle of old men seeking to hold on to power until they die - hopefully soon.

Wenger wants to stay and hold on to power just like Mugabe

At the time, Silver sought to hold on to power through a variety of means, only to be replaced by Bronx Democrat Carl Heastie.

Labour holds on to power in the general election, just.

And this government can hold on to power too, if it listen to voters

«The Grandes Ecoles hold on to their power,» she says.

Also, can we just point put the fact that they still manage to have super cute hair and perfectly red lips, all the while holding on to power drills and paint brushes??! Aquí recently posted..

In the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts and Nevis, for instance, SCL says it was able to delay elections and stage a «national pride» campaign that helped its client hold on to power in the late 2000s:

The country was still reeling from the Asian economic crisis that started in 1997 and the exit of a leader who had held on to power for three decades.

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I see Horgan as truly believing he's representing the people of BC (although he may not be representing the majority) or trying to hold on to power by appeasing the 3 Green MLAs, or maybe both.

as we've seen in syria etc. they will hold on to power at any cost.

Dadey didn't put forward a specific plan for how he would assist Flanagan is holding on to power in a presidential election year expected to boost Democratic turnout in this Democrat - dominated state.

You see, the dems are already starting to whine about elections because they now correctly sense republicans holding on to power.

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The incredible * scramble * to then paint every PC sin as hers and hers alone (helped along by a healthy dose of old - fashioned sexism) should be recognized for what it is: an attempt to hold on to power.

Herod was willing to slay an entire town's children in order to hold on to power.

They just want to hold on to their power and they use barbaric methods to do so.

He said he was and he promoted his communist style of atheism in order to hold on to power.

The present rulers of this age are not happy with the arrival of the Rightful King, and so they fight with tooth and claw to hold on to their power, dominion, and authority.

It is easy to blame the inherent sinfulness of people, the desire to hold on to power and the unwillingness of people to change.

It is very unfortunate that the NPP which was once respected, attractive and welcoming to Ghanaians of all shades of tribe and origin, has now been reduced to a perceived one - sided tribal political party through the flagbearer's uncontrolled desire to hold on to power and influence in the party.

But the idea of party leaders «trying to claim power or hold on to power» was the big story he wanted to explore.

this was an unfair power set up by upstate Republicans to hold on to power and keep the downstate masses away from controlling the Senate.

«Why Queens county wants to hold on to power is beyond me,» he added.

As for Flanagan, «It's clear that to an embarrassing degree Flanagan is Cuomo's flunky, his most loyal ally in the Legislature, a guy who will abandon the supposed fundamental positions of his own Republican Party in order to hold on to power,» said the lobbyist, a Democrat who has worked with both leaders.

Silver had initially tried to hold on to power but on Friday his spokesman announced he would resign.

Although the Assembly Democrats have publicly put forward a united front behind Speaker Sheldon Silver in the wake of the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal, there is much «unrest» behind the scenes, and some doubt his ability to hold on to power in the long term.

Cuomo, saying he is the only one speaking for the people, says it's the legislature that is trying to hold on to power.

Some Suffolk County Dems accuse Schaffer of being more interested in holding on to power and gaining patronage jobs by cutting deals with local GOP and conservative party leaders than helping his own party win state office races.

Senate Democrats seeking to hold on to power have locked down the Senate Chambers in Albany, and have enlisted the help of the White House.

It painted President Jonathan as mean and desperate to hold on to power.

Despite losing seats in the 2012 elections, Republicans have held on to power by forming a coalition with a group of breakaway Democrats.

Mr Clegg's comments will come as a boost to David Cameron, who may be forced to turn to the Lib Dems to hold on to power in a hung parliament — the widely expected outcome of the election.

His President Snow is a bearded, sleekly purring Machiavellian, determined to hold on to power by whatever means are necessary.

and the political pay - offs to hold on to their power and legislative advantages.