But Mr Chavez is less powerful than he was two years ago.
From Scotland to Catalonia to Quebec, that mindset is less powerful now.
Iran's president is less powerful than Ayatollah Khamenei, who has final authority over affairs of state.
In economic terms, even a hurricane is less powerful than the current glut of oil.
The chief economist "is less powerful and less determinant than he might have been five years ago," Ms. Diron said.
But although it is full of good music, the Scottish is less powerful than its companion, the Italian (finished 1833).
Now he, too, is discovering that in the new Pakistan he is less powerful than he had imagined.
American companies tend to communicate more frequently and directly with investors than European companies do; as a result, the financial media is less powerful in America.
In return, Hizbullah and Hamas long ago promised to help Iran if it came under attack.Yet, in reality, Iran is less powerful than such fiery rhetoric suggests.
But asset purchases are a less direct method to reduce rates, and the available evidence suggests that the effect is less powerful.
The dénouement is less powerful than in earlier books, but le Carré remains unmatched at showing complex characters caught between human nature and inhuman institutions.
