Sentence examples for held power over from inspiring English sources

She had a deep desire to be reaffirmed, and that was the way that Jim held power over her".

Residing at the heart of this city-sized cosmogram, the emperor was the very middle of the Middle Kingdom itself: he who held power over the city and state, by extension, held control over all creation.

During the Taliban rule of 1997-2001, these provinces were ruled by their own tribal governors instead of the Kandahari Taliban who held power over the rest of the country.

The liberals held power over much of Leopold I's reign.

As corporations built nationwide networks of infrastructure that held power over governments, monopoly mattered even more.

Njörðr's rule is marked with peace and many great crops, so much so that the Swedes believed that Njörðr held power over the crops and over the prosperity of mankind.

The media kids wanted to hold power over their audience; Zuckerberg wanted to empower an audience.

Later he told the crowd, referring to Mr. Obama: "It's about him and holding power over you.

This Warner Brothers film has shown remarkable holding power over the last month, selling a total of $227.7 million in North America.

In general, when a dominant firm, or a few firms, holds power over part of the information industry, we can expect intelligence agencies to demand coöperation and partnership.

Each is a pastiche, pitch perfect and strewn with common themes and clues: one group's use of narratives to hold power over another.