Sentence examples for can wrest from inspiring English sources
Comparative advantage is no longer endowed by nature; countries can wrest it from each other's grasp.
Sometimes the Mayor seems to think that he can wrest the ideal city into existence through sheer kinetic energy.
But unless voters can wrest back control of the country, much of the progress will remain at risk.
But Somali politicians are confident they can wrest at least one frontier from the grip of outside forces: the skies.
If these are the best concessions that Los Angeles bid jockeys can wrest from the IOC, then they need to work on their game.
Mr. Welch contends that G.E. can wrest double-digit earnings benefits in the first full year of the merger, and investors have been counting on that.
Today, G.E.'s nanotechnology researchers are studying why nature can turn calcium carbonate into lustrous, strong seashells, while human beings can only wrest chalk from the same substance.
If he wants to, he can probably wrest a conviction of Mr Sharif from the anti-terrorist court.
Their hopes for a freer, more prosperous Iran depend on how much power Mr. Khatami can now wrest from a failed clerical dictatorship.
They show how far executive power has crept forward in recent years, to the point at which the Commons can only wrest back control over its own agenda by cunning and ambush.
As the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power takes up legislation Wednesday to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline extension, the bill raises a key question: can Congress wrest the Keystone decision away from President Obama?
