Sentence examples for confiscate power from inspiring English sources

They confiscate power and continue to rule the country".

"We're not here to confiscate power," Captain Sanogo told Africable television, promising to "give up power as soon as possible".

The ruling Awami League is in a difficult position, trapped between the Islamists and the opposition, which accuses it of confiscating power by refusing to form an interim government capable of organising a transparent election.

WALL STREET JOURNAL   Meanwhile, at Occupy Wall Street  |  Protesters in Lower Manhattan have resorted to using bicycle-powered generators to charge batteries, after the Fire Department confiscated generators powered by gasoline, The New York Times City Room blog reports.

Global warming is all about confiscating wealth and power.

El Supremo, as he was known, prohibited any political activity, stripped the church of its holdings and power, confiscated the wealth of the small Spanish elite, abolished the municipal government of Asunción, and generally isolated Paraguay from its rather hostile neighbours.

David Cameron intends make community sentences tougher and give courts the power to confiscate offenders' credit cards and passports.

The legislation also gives Bougainville's government the power to confiscate customary land, with specific provisions nullifying constitutional and common law protections.

David Cameron wants to toughen up non-custodial community sentences with new sanctions including giving courts the power to confiscate offenders' credit cards, passports and driving licences.

He said a Tory government would "tear up targets" and "slash bureaucracies" so that funds were spent on teachers and books.Teachers would have more power to confiscate banned items, such as mobile phones, and restrain violent pupils, he said.

You said this week that parents will have the power to confiscate their child's passport if they fear they will travel to Syria or Iraq to fight for Isis.