Sentence examples for contending power from inspiring English sources

He did this with mere gestures: inviting a beleaguered prime minister to a country palace for the weekend, or being photographed with two contending power brokers kneeling side by side at his feet.

In this environment, however, the emotional and intellectual climate that was created by contending powers often set the stage for great violence in both the social and political arenas the years 1358, 1382, 1588, 1648, 1789, 1830, 1848, and 1871 being notable for such events.

But to assume that the Islamists will not be impacted, or moderated, by the responsibilities of power, by the contending new power centers here and by the priority of the public for jobs and clean government is to miss the dynamism of Egyptian politics today.

Within half a century, Qin had acquired undisputed predominance over the other contending powers.

The war also extended into the overseas colonies of the contending powers.

What remained of the Zhou royal court still survived, ruling over a fragmentary domain poor, weak, and totally at the mercy of the contending powers.

If true this would mean that the Pakistani state does not in fact exist and has devolved to provide some of the many contending powers that seek to control the country.

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None of the parties contending for power has proved it can provide that.

Militant and moderate mullahs are contending for power in Shia areas.

The last Ak Koyunlu ruler, Murād, who had been contending for power with his brothers Alwand and Muḥammad since 1497, was also defeated by Ismāʿīl (1503).