Sentence examples for position to govern from inspiring English sources

As a result, the king was no longer in a position to govern and the Belgian government in exile that was located in Paris (later moved to London following the fall of France) would continue the struggle.

"Even if the government stays in power, it is not in a position to govern," he said.

Moreover, Obama has put himself in a position to govern again.

How can you set up policies that put you in a position to govern on day one?"That pragmatism is reflected in his economics team.

"Mas managed to turn separatism into a burning issue, but then ended up being overtaken by more radical parties in this debate and now finds himself in a much harder position to govern Catalonia in a time of crisis," said Ferran Pedret Santos, a lawyer who was himself elected for the first time Sunday as a Socialist lawmaker.

Rubio can also make the argument to independent voters that he will be in a stronger position to govern than Clinton.

Berlusconi is far better positioned to govern than he was in 1994.

("Not only is Mrs. Clinton better positioned to win in 2012 than Mr. Obama, but she is better positioned to govern if she does," they wrote in The Wall Street Journal).

The MMA grouping of religious parties, including Jamaat-i-Islami, stormed from the fringes of Pakistani politics into the centre, positioning themselves to govern two of Pakistan's four provinces and winning more seats in the national parliament than they have ever done.

U.S. Representatives Eric Cantor and Michelle Bachman love to chant the 'taxes are evil' song, but put them in a position where they have to govern and their tunes will almost certainly change.

But with less than 20% of the popular vote yesterday going to the nationalists, the Tories argue that there is clearly a strong pro-union bloc in Scotland which supports their right to govern – a position strongly backed by Darling this morning.