Sentence examples for exercised great power from inspiring English sources
He exercised great power over Poland.
Parliamentary intrigue prevented Gambetta from being elected president of the republic, but he became president of the Chamber of Deputies, a position in which he exercised great power.
Jews also figured prominently in the government; in fact, a Jewish convert to Islam, Ibn Killis, was the first Fāṭimid vizier and is credited with laying the foundations of the Fāṭimid administrative system, in which the viziers exercised great power.
The railroad companies, which were loosely regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), exercised great power in California because of the lack of alternate means of shipping freight.
By the time of Nero, however, it was not unusual to find a former slave who was richer than a freeborn citizen, or an equestrian who exercised greater power than a senator.
This is particularly true for politicians; abortion rights groups exercise great power in the Democratic Party, as do anti-abortion groups in the Republican Party.
Throughout the entire period of the republic, the Senate an institution inherited from the earlier era of the Roman monarchy continued to exercise great power.
The politburo of China is also similar, but it contains a Standing Committee of about 7 members who exercise great power within the party and the politburo itself.
Because, as with documentary film, we still exercise great power in our ways of framing stories: in the voices chosen, in the introduction given, and most importantly in the editing of the transcript.
The wealthier and more developed countries constitute the bank's major shareholders and thus exercise greater power and influence.
