Sentence examples for hold of power from inspiring English sources

Isn't this a bleak view to hold of power and democracy?

And every so often the cannibals get hold of power, and silence and kill the poets.

Mr Mugabe has been in power for several decades but his government keeps hold of power allegedly using periodic bursts of human rights abuses and voter fraud.

Many in the country assumed the traditionalists had quietly taken hold of power during the past decade, ousting reformists and other groups calling for change.

Malaysia's governing party has been accused of a series of dirty tricks to ensure it keeps hold of power after Sunday's election.

This produced interesting results; a lot of factors had to be controlled for to identify the relationship, but the ruling parties seemed to be having an easier time keeping hold of power when the economy was good.

This holding of power to account has been journalism's raison d'etre.

Women hold positions of power here.

Some of my stadium acquaintances hold positions of power.

Women don't hold positions of power as much as men.

Almost none of the political survivors will hold positions of power in Congress next year.