Sentence examples for enjoying power from inspiring English sources

The most cynical was that, like most politicians, the PdL's ministers are rather enjoying power.

It was only gradually, through contact with men from the more settled states, that Genghis Khan came to realize that there were more sophisticated ways of enjoying power than simply raiding, destroying, and plundering.

Drawing upon earlier Florentine mystical traditions, Savonarola now preached the doctrine that, in return for moral purification, Florence would soon become "the new Rome," enjoying power, dominion, and success in this world.

And by defining "us," nationalism also defines who is the "other," providing someone to blame who is coincidentally not the people enjoying power and wealth.

From De Gaulle to Chirac, French presidents, enjoying powers that far exceed those of most of the world's 20 or so real monarchs, have rapidly assumed custodianship of la gloire.

He enjoys power, but he also likes to be liked.

The old guard enjoy power and its perks, and some of them have their own militias.

We left the field to Margaret Thatcher, and the Tories enjoyed power for 18 years.

I liked when she discovered she enjoyed power for herself, when running for Senate.

Carrasco enjoyed power, and knew how to impose it on others.

The same is true of Kurdistan, which is also booming; it even enjoys power 24 hours a day.