Sentence examples for power sat from inspiring English sources

The women knew exactly where the power sat in that village".

President Obama did not attend the conference, though Ms. Power sat at the American table during Mr. Xi's remarks.

If you're saying to me that too much power sat in the hands of too few people and the walls were too high then yes, you're right.

When time ran out on another halfhearted rally, as the minutes dwindled and the boos rained down, $37 million of star power sat fixed on the Knicks' bench, the players' expressions as sour as their performance.

Dressed in bluejeans, a white ski sweater and basketball sneakers, Power sat on his chair with his fingers crossed, glancing forlornly at the scoreboard when his team fell behind in the second half.

"If you're saying to me that too much power sat in the hands of too few people and the walls were too high then yes, you're right," he told the BBC last month.

But I became increasingly interested in where the real power sits, and moved from working on cultural to political documentaries.

Why do people always look to the government to fix things when the real power sits with them and their buying choices?

The phrases "cultural diplomacy" and "soft power" sit uncomfortably with the man who has been the director of the British Museum since 2002.

He claims real power sits with large corporations, but fails to see that the EU is the one way we have the clout to stand up to them.

Mullah Mansour, a civil aviation minister when the Taliban were in power, sits on the group's ruling council in Pakistan and is seen as one of its most senior figures.