Sentence examples for ability to rule from inspiring English sources

This was fundamental to her ability to rule such men.

Although Henry was charitable and cultured, he lacked the ability to rule effectively.

Both Charles and Van Dyck had absorbed Platonic ideas about the ideal ruler whose ability to rule his own passions is analogous to his ability to rule the state.

The government says any statement that damages the reputations of its leaders hinders their ability to rule effectively.

Mr. Goldberg called the incident embarrassing but said that it would not impede his ability to rule in the case in "any way whatsoever".

Roni Bar-On, an Israeli cabinet minister, said the objective of the attack on Mr Haniyeh's office was to "compromise the Hamas government's ability to rule".

"And then," Mr. D'Alimonte said, "his ability to rule depends more on what will happen in Europe than on the local elections.

Confident in their ability to rule, British governments were able to take a long-term view of the economy, rather than being at the mercy of the mob.

Such events could trigger both private and public questioning of the party's ability to rule that might shatter its unity and cause its rapid collapse.

The study grants notwithstanding, the Israeli officials argued that the policy of isolating Gaza was working, that Palestinians here were starting to lose faith in Hamas's ability to rule because of the hardships of life.

For him, Mr. Rajoy is a prisoner of the past who has sought revenge for his electoral loss in 2004 by using the conservative party he heads to try to undermine the government's ability to rule.