Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [vb infin] the power " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , in practice , they may lack the power to negotiate on equal terms with professionals about the interrelationship between the needs of different participants in the assessment . |
| 2 | As tribunals are totally independent of Government and are judicial organisations , they must have the power — and the House must respect that power — to investigate such matters and come to a conclusion . |
| 3 | The Incas believed they could harness the power of Inti , the sun , to them and each temple had its hitching post , a small column compared to the huge masonry surrounding it , but sacred . |
| 4 | Under our amendment , they would have the power to order that the game be replayed from the time when it was stopped . |
| 5 | When village tribunals were first established it was felt by some officials that they would reduce the power of headmen . |
| 6 | ‘ Local authorities will find ways of closing them despite their popularity , and they will have the power to do it because there will not be anything to protect the schools . |
| 7 | Christabel Pankhurst argued that ‘ when women are citizens they will have the power to secure the enactment of laws for their protection ’ . |
| 8 | They can muster the power of 80 horses . |
| 9 | A racing crew will find that they can keep the power on while the yacht is weaving and dodging in close company . |