Sentence examples for power pushing from inspiring English sources

Running low on Syrian manpower, Assad's war effort is increasingly managed by Iran, another power pushing for partition.

Rival armed groups have since battled for power, pushing the internationally-recognised government from the capital and raising fears of a full-scale civil war.

He used the terrorist threat to roll back democratic reforms and consolidate power, pushing through a law that eliminated the election of regional governors, for example.

Cars dominate in the ungreen cities, although human power (pushing bicycle cabs) serves those who can't afford cars, or don't want to wait for unreliable public buses.

But turmoil erupted in 2008 when the founder's then 79-year-old widow, Kwong Siu-hing, emerged as the true power, pushing out her eldest son, Walter, who had been chief executive.

While the German public has been the most vocal against nuclear power — pushing Chancellor Angela Merkel's government this week to close temporarily seven of the country's 17 plants — it is a different story in other parts of Europe.

Has Beckham's pulling power pushed off?

"When I heard on the radio, that power pushed me.

The tarpon was caught in the Atchafalaya River near Morgan City before the river, increasing in volume and power, pushed back the salt water.

As of last year, the White House has a full-time staff member devoted to monitoring atrocities — a position Ms. Power pushed for.

"Please don't make me and countless other parents explain to our children that good men craving power pushed aside the people's voice," he said.