Sentence examples for powers that took from inspiring English sources

Unlike the former colonial and imperial powers that took in large numbers of immigrants after the second world war, we have little experience of coexisting with people of different cultures, from far-off lands.

We need to prevent government from using its confiscatory powers that take our family's property and give it to other families because of civilly created definitions of marriage.

The street demonstrations in Tokyo against nuclear power that took place in the wake of the Fukushima disaster were dwindling.

When one realistically assesses the transfer of power that took place two days ahead of the announced date, the self-congratulatory messages that greeted it seem premature.

Such individual accountability to an unseen power that took no account whatsoever of kin relationships and operated beyond the Meccan system could, if taken seriously, undermine any authority the Quraysh had acquired.

And with that knowledge came a power that took the team, Cargill most of all, by surprise, and drove in the run that put The Times Magazine into the lead.

Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club awarded the episode an "A–" and noted that the episode had an "undeniable power that took me almost entirely off-guard".

Mohammadi said he was part of a major offensive by pro-government forces, backed by Russian air power, that took back the city in March.

Those educated in the abuses of power that took place leading up to and during the Holocaust will be better equipped to vigilantly protect the democratic values we so treasure today in our own country.

But knowledge is a form of power that takes time and effort to acquire.

"When you say veto power, that takes sovereignty away, and that is not the case," he said.