Sentence examples for powers against from inspiring English sources

Sihanouk's elaborate policy of juggling major powers against each other had failed.

Hewitt, too, recognized that he might have been at the height of his powers against Baghdatis.

Mr Maroni wants tougher powers against protests and the mayor has banned marches for a month.

Alfie's brother then urges him to use his newfound powers against their school's toughs.

Lawsuits could compel the courts to balance those powers against that reserved to the Congress.

In Yemen, it is supporting the Sunni powers against Iran's Shia allies.

Enforcement powers against the state schools are weak, said Jayne O'Connor, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Whitman.

The use of police powers against black people in Britain is astonishing to me.

Of the many weapons deployed by Western powers against Islamic extremism, comedy has been the most sparingly used.

After initially declaring neutrality in the first world war, in 1915 Bulgaria allied with the central powers against its neighbours.

Now this looks ever more clearly like another straightforward war by former colonial powers against an Arab nation.