The phrase "as a powerful state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the characteristics or influence of a state in a political, economic, or social context.
Example: "The country has emerged as a powerful state in the global arena, influencing international policies and trade agreements."
Alternatives: "as a dominant nation" or "as a significant power".
Frustrated by China's inability to reconstitute itself in a modern world as a "powerful state with a strong army," young intellectuals began searching for a variety of non-traditional responses to domestic and external challenges; among these, some turned toward Legalism.
In the 15th century, the Incas emerged as a powerful state which, in the span of a century, formed the largest empire in pre-Columbian America with their capital in Cusco.
The Travis County DA's office has won a number of convictions against prominent Democratic politicians as well, including a powerful state legislator and even a Democratic speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
The Hittites now found themselves confronted on their southern boundaries by a powerful state known as Mitanni.
Others, however, were impressed by Medvedev's willingness to take on such a powerful state force, describing it as the first serious reform effort of his presidency.
Though the House measure approved on Tuesday did not meet either Mr. Warner's or the Senate Republicans' goals for tax increases, Mr. Warner called it "a major step" because House Republican leaders, as well as powerful state Republican officials, had adamantly opposed any tax increases.
This influence is usually regarded as a negative force because it refers to a process through which cultural identities and practices of a dominant authority (such as a particularly powerful state, city authority, or ethnic group) are reinforced by undermining the existence of other, less-powerful identities.
The latest excruciating example came this week, as a previously powerful state senator from Brooklyn, Carl Kruger, sobbed his way through an admission of receiving bribes sufficient to have financed a shiny Bentley and a Mill Basin mansion originally built for a mob boss.
As a powerful regional state actor, Iran attempts to deviate attention from the direct involvement of the IRGC in Syria.
With roughly 170 lawyers, the firm has connections in both political parties, though it has been primarily known as a stronghold for powerful state Democrats.
Casimir established or strengthened kingdom-wide institutions (such as the powerful state treasury), independent of the regional, class, or royal court related interests.
