Sentence examples for overseas powers from inspiring English sources

For centuries Afghan leaders and warlords have looked to overseas powers to provide the funds to sustain their operations.

In recent years that emnity has been deepened both by atrocities on both sides and, most significantly, by the meddling of overseas powers.

While the size of operations remain behind those of overseas powers like China, the fact that these industries are thriving again after almost being left for dead is indicative of a broader reassessment by American companies about manufacturing in the United States.

In a way, the Enron collapse was a precursor of the recent crisis, since it used complex vehicles to disguise unprofitable deals - in its case, overseas power plants and broadband trading rather than subprime mortgages.

By working with the public and private sectors in the US and overseas, Power Africa has been able to marshal $43bn to create 60m new power connections, using a mix of solutions.

This 123percentt increase during the Obama years demonstrates how, in addition to conventional wars and a CIA drone campaign, public diplomacy and extensive electronic spying, the U.S. has engaged in still another significant and growing form of overseas power projection.

Such information would have been collected overseas using powers granted to the NSA under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

The closures follow the alleged interception of al-Qaida communications in Yemen, which intelligence committee members in Congress have been told were collected overseas using powers granted to the NSA under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act – not the bulk surveillance programs disclosed by the Guardian and the Washington Post thanks to whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Problems with land acquisition and environmental clearances mean mining companies spend billions to secure supply overseas, while power projects are delayed for lack of fuel.

The Enron Corporation said yesterday that it planned to form a company for most of its overseas utilities, power plants and pipelines, ending an effort to auction the assets.

Most are also from overseas: Scottish Power, owned by Iberdrola of Spain; the Danish Dong Energy; Swedish Vattenfall; and utilities E.ON and npower, which are both German.