It is a vast and mighty institution, with some sixty pastors and about a thousand volunteer helpers and trainees.
But it also released the power of the individual, the power of the small group, against the mighty institution.
The economy that Mr. Howard monitors has grown to become a mighty institution much like those that rose beside seaports, rivers and roads.
The Bank of England will soon gain responsibility for supervising commercial banks and new powers for preserving financial stability, in addition to its monetary-policy remit.This mighty institution also needs a new boss.
Our instinct, as Michael Howard once put it, should always be to protect the little guy against every over mighty institution – whether it be big government, a big labour union or big business.
Nevertheless, his exit represented the loss of one of the few top-level talents in Liverpool's team at that time and the fact the club missed out on a sizeable fee for the player – in the region of £12-16m – only added to the sense that this once mighty institution was in a tailspin.
The once mighty institution broke down during the financial crisis and, on account of its "too big to fail" status, had to be bailed out by the Federal government, which now owns nearly four-fifths of the company.
Their once-mighty institutions, among the world's largest, have been humbled.
Sales at traditional department stores have slumped, and once-mighty institutions like Macy's and Sears have had to close stores.
