Sentence examples for power police from inspiring English sources

The "power police" might begin prowling car dealerships to make sure outdoor lights are turned off.

Later in 1970, while the Obote government was still in power, police investigating an armed hold-up, arrested a gang of kondos, the local word for thugs in illegal possession of arms.

However, the gains that were made took a hit when Stephen "marijuana is infinitely worse than tobacco" Harper and his "tough-on-crime" agenda came into power (police incidents relating to pot increased 30percentt from 2006 to 2014).

It is a crazy scheme: anyone who has spent time in Iraq knows that Iraqis will never accept their former colonial power policing them.

Ms. Hooper compares him to Conrad's Mr. Kurtz, perhaps drunk on the kind of raw power policing affords in far-flung locales.

And they are convinced that Israel is on the wrong track — that the future is "dark," as Shalom puts it; that Israel is turning into a colonial power policing a rapidly increasing population of Arabs within its borders.

Well, we are told, it's often public prosecutors (who are numerous, and have extraordinary powers), police officers or judges.

Police power grew, police abuse became rampant, and Black and Brown youth became viewed as the biggest problem of all.

The home secretary's action plan is now well developed into a focus on powers, policing and prevention.

But its power to police these groups is limited.

Because people are afraid, a debate over how much power French police should have resulted.