Sentence examples for power bloc from inspiring English sources

In the civil wars of the late middle ages, the great Percy power bloc in the north-east was among the most powerful pieces on the board.

There is now a surging but unself-conscious power bloc within the Democratic Party.

The 12 countries are among more than 100 that are not aligned with a particular power bloc.

So far, we have also ignored one major power bloc in the Labour alliance – the trade unions.

(He succeeds in integrating Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Turkey into the European Union, creating a power bloc greater than the American one).

In Los Angeles the Community Committee or the Committee of 25, a power bloc, sets the agenda for the city's future.

President Viktor Yuschenko, figurehead of the 2004 "Orange Revolution" and advocate of entry into Western power blocs such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, has reportedly accused powerful business interests of supporting his long-time rival and current prime minister Viktor Yanukovich's attempts at polarizing voters.

At the start of the 20th century, two power blocs emerged from alliances between the European Great Powers.

Groups and power blocs of all kinds are trying to redefine the nation in their image.

I soon remembered that bands have power blocs, ego problems and pecking orders.

Both power blocs say they favor democratic self-determination; they can prove it in Lebanon.