Sentence examples for pivotal faction from inspiring English sources
Moreover, in a democracy, workers could be the pivotal faction that shifts the balance of power.
If the party is to resist both a civil war and the towel-throwers who might believe salvation lies only in a break-away, then Watson's role in holding all factions together will be pivotal.
The March meeting in the Oval Office was a pivotal battle between the two main factions: what the Financial Times called the "economic nationalists close to Donald Trump" and the "pro-trade moderates from Wall Street".
Vertical protection is pivotal in the inner structure of factions (Walder 1986).
The government is also short of the two positions most pivotal to national security, since the squabbling factions can't agree on a minister for defense or for the interior.
Opinion polls consistently indicate that Mr. Lapid's minor party, dedicated to cutting the government benefits of religious Jews, is poised to become the third-largest faction in the next Parliament, which could make his a pivotal voice in determining the next governing coalition.
Peace seldom breaks out indefinitely in rugby union – there are too many factions, power-brokers and competing nations for that – but a pivotal moment in the running of the professional game has finally arrived.
Mr. Rafsanjani has become a pivotal figure in the campaign because he has been endorsed by several conservative factions even as the reformers vilify him as a man with no ideals.
With the overall holdings of both factions very similar, an extra few per cent of shares could be pivotal to the outcome of this battle for control.
But pivotal uncertainties remain.
