Sentence examples for competition for power from inspiring English sources

"Competition for power involves losers and winners and it's rare to find gracious losers," he said.

In the 1980s and '90s political repression and competition for power within the ruling group intensified.

There is a competition for power among Sunni factions in Anbar Province, where Falluja is located.

The unending political drama reflects the competition for power and resources amid entrenched economic malaise.

"It's a competition for power and support, for who can appeal to the vast Palestinian middle.

The more significant areas of attention usually force conflicts of interest, especially competition for power, to the surface.

I also know that violence between and within African states is still driven by the legacy of colonial divisions, tribalism, political, religious and ideological splits and classic competitions for power and resources.

ELECTIONS in Russia have long ceased to be a contest for power or a competition between ideas.

Conveniently for leaders of both camps, this simple, primordial conflict around land was stoked by fiercer passions: Tribe and creed, resentment against outsiders, competition for political power, an overabundance of guns and frustrated young men to put them to use.

"One of the great promises of constitutional democracy is that people will respect the rules and understand that within the framework of the rules, there will be a competition for political power and an orderly rotation from one majority to the next," said Galston, who was a senior domestic policy aide to President Bill Clinton.

Before the project ended, Longannet was seen as the only contender in a long-running government competition for a power plant that could becom e the test ground for carbon capture and storage.