Sentences with phrase «wielded immense power»

Former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison in a federal corruption case that prosecutors said «struck at the core of democratic governance» and polluted the institution where he wielded immense power.

The developers wanted Silver — who wielded immense power in the lower house of the State Legislature — to extend a law giving tax breaks to developers of apartment buildings that include affordable units alongside luxury units.

«Without stain or wrinkle» is a way of keeping away unwelcome attention to the truth, and as a way of hiding all the criminal activity while consolidating and wielding their immense power base that includes «believers».

He challenged President Buhari and Lai Mohammed to explain why these men did not feature on their list and why they continue to remain in this APC government where they wield immense powers and influence, even over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that is meant to prosecute them.

«I challenge President Buhari and Lai Mohammed to explain why these men did not feature on their list and why they continue to remain in this APC government where they wield immense powers and influence, even over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that is meant to prosecute them.

Such bodies wield immense power through their control of teacher (and principal) preparation standards and certification decisions.

Cut free from a nightmarish dimension in Severed, a first - person dungeon crawler with unique touch controls for Nintendo eShop on Wii U. Wield the immense power of a living sword and slice through enemies in tactical battles to save your family from a grim fate.

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Just look at our current political situation: those worried about Trump have to contend with the fact that the power of the executive branch has been dramatically expanded over the decades; we place immense responsibility and capability in the hands of one person, forgetting that said responsibility and capability is not so easily withdrawn if we don't like the one wielding it.

The Humane Society of the United States applauds Target — the nation's fourth - largest food retailer with nearly 1,800 locations in 49 states — for wielding its immense purchasing power to make a huge improvement in animal welfare by eliminating controversial pig gestation crates from its pork supply chain.

When a party wields its power to enact a controversial agenda — as in the first two years of Bill Clinton's and Barack Obama's presidencies — the losses can be immense.

In the film universe, only a being of immense power can wield a stone without being destroyed, so it's possible that the gauntlet allows Thanos to properly channel the energy flowing through him.

There's little menacing about it as the movie fails to deliver in visuals the immense scale of power it is said to wield.

Players will wield the iconic Mjölnir, Thor's legendary hammer, to fight enemies of an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder and wind to vanquish enemies.

He has produced an immense body of films, videos and writings that discourse on the role of images in the wielding of cultural and political power.

Just look at our current political situation: those worried about Trump have to contend with the fact that the power of the executive branch has been dramatically expanded over the decades; we place immense responsibility and capability in the hands of one person, forgetting that said responsibility and capability is not so easily withdrawn if we don't like the one wielding it.