Example sentences of "[noun] of power in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because , according to Pöhl , ‘ monetary policy must not be obstructed by fiscal policy ’ , an ‘ independent ’ central bank would not only be completely unprecedented in recent history , it would also represent an immense concentration of power in the hands of unaccountable bankers , who would perforce be implementing policies which might be very unpopular , within an area in which there may well not be the kind of national consensus which obtains in Germany . |
| 2 | The first lay in the effect it might have on teaching and learning and the second in too great a concentration of power in the hands of the government of the day and especially with one person , the Secretary of State . |
| 3 | There was a similar concentration of power in the hands of one person and a similar relaxation of constitutional restraints and accountability in the exercise of it . |
| 4 | With the internationalization of capital and the concentration of power in the hands of fewer and fewer transnational corporations , national law violation may well become old fashioned . |
| 5 | The concentration of power in the hands of the managers of the largest companies could not be seen as a necessary bulwark against the power of the state . |
| 6 | ANDES argues that only through reforms in the social and economic structure of the country , and with an end to the concentration of power in the hands of the oligarchy , can the inadequacies and inequalities of the Salvadorean education system be overcome . |
| 7 | I accept that there has been a steady concentration of power in the hands of large , sophisticated and diversified publishing companies , yet it is still possible for you or me to set up on our own , and publish highly professional and innovative books from our own back bedroom at very little cost . |
| 8 | A particularly disturbing feature of educational change since 1979 , especially since the Education Reform Act , has been the greatly increased centralisation and the concentration of power in the hands of the Secretary of State . |
| 9 | It creates a concentration of power in the hands of central state agencies , which jeopardizes individual freedom . |
| 10 | Aldana 's rapid rise within the PCC since 1986 had reflected the growing importance of a reformist trend in the party , and his demotion suggested the increasing concentration of power in the hands of President Fidel Castro Ruz , in response to the current deep economic crisis [ for July changes to Constitution see p. 39000 ] . |
| 11 | I remind the House that one of the principal concerns with the police part of the Bill was the removal of the er the tripartite system a and the concentration of power in the hands of the Home Secretary . |
| 12 | Our amendments would er restore democratic accountability for police authorities , they would remove the proposed concentration of power in the hands of the Home Secretary and I commend them to the Committee . |
| 13 | The report effectively admitted flaws in the structure and proposed new machinery to avoid concentration of power in the hands of a few . |
| 14 | Indeed the obstinacy with which company law has clung to the traditional legal model of the division of power in the company between the managers and the shareholders has sometimes had the effect of concealing from us the fact that company law regulates a variety of different sorts of companies . |
| 15 | It is suggested that the aim of constraining the managers of the large public company by organizing the internal division of power in the company appropriately can be achieved in a variety of ways . |
| 16 | Equally flawed is the idea that it is possible to legitimate the power of corporate managers by structuring the internal division of power in the company so that the managers are prevented from deviating from the narrow path of profit-maximization . |
| 17 | It was also the key to understanding the workings of power in the present and the future . |
| 18 | The Amir , Sheikh Khalifal bin Hamad al-Thani , received a petition in mid-January from 50 leading Qataris demanding the establishment of a consultative assembly with legislative powers ; the signatories expressed their concern and disappointment over abuse of power in the emirate and called for reforms of the economy and the education system . |
| 19 | The long blockade of the French fleet , the shifting alliances in the Mediterranean and the Middle East , the war with America , the Baltic and East India convoys , the movements of power in the Caribbean , the capture of Mauritius from the French — in these and other historical situations Jack Aubrey and his surgeon are variously involved , always as unmistakable individuals , never in any way distorting the known course of history . |
| 20 | The distribution of power in the legislature was also fundamentally altered by the dilution of the seniority principle in the early 1970s . |
| 21 | Unlike the other four main changes in the 1988 Act ( national curriculum , assessment , open enrolment and local financial delegation ) the alteration of power in the control of staff calls for a high degree of collegiality between the managers and the managed . |
| 22 | WHAT is happening in the corridors of power in the MCUI at Ulster Centre and at FMN level ? |
| 23 | Like Browne , he knew that the real locus of power in the tribe was the informal councils of elders , and he proposed that government sanction be given to their authority . |
| 24 | The second case reveals even more the extent to which the legitimation of the state was a Roman catholic affair , at least as one of the two principal sources of power in the alliance . |
| 25 | Sean McBride , one of AI 's founding members , explained the central role that education must play in promoting the values espoused by the UDHR : ‘ Effectively used , world public opinion can in itself become an important influence on the centres of power in the world . |
| 26 | It seems highly probable that the northern kingdom achieved a greater cohesion and a more rigorously defined hierarchy of power in the decade or so after Winwaed . |
| 27 | After 1937 the centre of power in the Party appeared to be moving towards the individual membership , but in 1939 the union leaders showed their strength in ensuring the expulsion of Sir Stafford Cripps and his supporters . |
| 28 | As a result ? exploitation led them to organise and , through militancy , question the logic of power in the system . |
| 29 | There is a terrific amount of power in the Duncan Distortion and here it is being put to the best possible use . |
| 30 | Scotland answered with a show of power in the scrum which lead to an 11th minute try by captain Andy Nicol . |