Sentence examples for fought for power from inspiring English sources
Mr Bouteflika, who throughout his presidency has fought for power against the officers to whom he owes his position, recently changed tack and started flattering the army.
By then, the situation in Harbin was still more confused as different bands of Red Guards fought for power in Mao's name.
When the Soviets left, his men fought for power with their fellow Afghan rebels, Tajiks and Uzbeks prominent among them, destroying most of Kabul in the process.
Yemen has been in turmoil for months, as protesters demanding the ouster of Mr. Saleh, who has ruled for 33 years, have filled the streets, and rival political factions have fought for power.
AMID POWER STRUGGLE Violence and political instability have escalated across Iraq since the withdrawal of American forces, as political and sectarian factions have fought for power and influence in a struggle that, within weeks, has threatened to undo the stability that allowed the pullout in the first place.
Mr. Samaras recently provoked public outrage when in an interview with a German newspaper he likened Greece today to Weimar Germany, referring to the fragile democratic republic in which fascists and Communists fought for power while the political center eroded before Hitler came to power.
But other analysts found hints that Mr. Medvedev was prepared to fight for power.
Speaking in London, Mr Burnham has called on Labour to unite to fight for power, rather than "turning inward and talking to ourselves".
They do not fear the state, and they are apparently prepared to fight for power from below, said Alexander Rahr, a Russia expert with the German Council on Foreign Relations.
