Sentence examples for establishment headed from inspiring English sources

The clerical establishment, headed by the supreme leader, now Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, controls the judiciary and large sectors of the economy.

But under the peculiar constitution left in place by the Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic revolution, decisive power lies with the unelected clerical establishment, headed by the supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Responsible voices have been calling for a revival of dialogue between the ruling establishment, headed by King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, and the opposition and civil society leaders he courted earlier in his reign.

The decision of the MP for Mid Bedfordshire to go on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is an astonishingly rude attack on the well-bred, self-controlled establishment headed by David Cameron.

Amnesty International warned last week that "despite President Rouhani's popular mandate, Iran's clerically-dominated politico-religious establishment, headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and hardliners within its security and judicial sectors, retain enormous power and influence and, to a large extent, continue to have the determining voice on the nature and pace of change in Iran".

At 52, Vendola is practically a kid in the context of a sclerotic political establishment headed by an 85-year-old president, Giorgio Napolitano, and Berlusconi, who is 74.

A figure like Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala). or Gen. Michael Flynn – both Trump campaign surrogates – could mean a different Pentagon than if the military establishment was headed by former Bush administration adviser Stephen Hadley, or an establishment hawk who has criticized Trump like Sen. Kelly Ayotte.

7 30 A.M. (Showtime) BOTTLE SHOCK (2008) A British wine dealer (Alan Rickman, below) trying to break into the French wine establishment heads to the Napa Valley in the 1970s seeking American vintages that can stand up to Continental rivals.

Terri Judd Fashion: Radical designer becomes part of the establishment Head of the fashion honours list was Katharine Hamnett, whose stark slogans plastered across casual clothing caught the imagination of a generation disillusioned with Margaret Thatcher's Britain in the 1980s.

10 30 A.M. (Showtime2) BOTTLE SHOCK (2008) A British wine dealer (Alan Rickman, below) trying to break into the French wine establishment heads to the Napa Valley in the 1970s seeking American vintages that can measure up.

12 35 P.M. (TMC) BOTTLE SHOCK (2008) A British wine dealer (Alan Rickman) trying to break into the French oenological establishment heads to the Napa Valley of California in the 1970s in pursuit of American vintages that can stand up to their more established European rivals in a blind tasting.