Example sentences of "[vb -s] [art] [noun sg] [prep] power [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How has the balance of power between the state and the universities , and between the colleges and the universities , shifted over time ? |
| 2 | AN Australian morals campaigner whose small party holds the balance of power in the New South Wales Parliament today threatened to block all legislation unless the state government abandoned planned gay rights laws . |
| 3 | However in other circumstances , especially when the seller has a degree of power through being able to meet buyer requirements better than competition , the seller may be able to trade concessions from the buyer . |
| 4 | himself , affects the flow of power from these sources , though whether they run freely or run dry he will never decide alone … |
| 5 | This has not only created severe problems for the national parliaments , who are finding the huge quantity of legislation difficult to scrutinise , it also represents a seepage of power to Brussels , since the best way of attaining power is simply to grab it , whether or not you have a mandate . |
| 6 | Because Neil plays very hard he produces a lot of power through the pickups , and he has recently realised that he ca n't just put any pickup with any EQ system , otherwise the signal from the bass simply overloads things … |
| 7 | The head of bond research at one large American institution calls the concentration of power in Moody 's and S&P dangerous . |
| 8 | It creates a concentration of power in the hands of central state agencies , which jeopardizes individual freedom . |
| 9 | This strengthens the case for powers to be granted to the United Nations to deal with such conflicts . |
| 10 | Dicey thus identifies the growth in power of the party machine as the source of the problem : ‘ Coalitions , log-rolling , and parliamentary intrigue are in England diminishing the moral and political faith in the House of Commons . ’ |
| 11 | The federal government of the United States of America embodies a separation of powers between the executive ( which is headed by a President elected for four years , at present a Republican ) , the legislative branch ( Congress , which comprises a Senate of 100 members and a House of Representatives of 435 members , both of which are at present controlled by the Democratic Party ) and the judicial branch ( headed by the Supreme Court ) . |
| 12 | The federal government of the United States of America embodies a separation of powers between the executive , headed by a President elected for four years , the legislative branch , Congress , which comprises the Senate ( with 100 members who sit for six years , one-third being elected every two years ) and the House of Representatives ( with 435 members elected every two years ) , and the judicial branch , headed by the Supreme Court . |
| 13 | After the dramatic changes of recent weeks — the creation of a powerful new presidency , the ending of the Communist party 's guaranteed right to rule , Lithuania 's attempted secession from the Soviet Union — comes the jockeying for power in the new Soviet Union . |
| 14 | She views the pursuit of power for its own sake , competitiveness and materialism as the three scourges of civilisation . |