Sentence examples for proven power from inspiring English sources

Facebook's proven power to affect voting turnout alarmed some, but that concern was largely hypothetical.

He was streaky at the plate, but he was a proven power hitter with three All-Star Game selections who had hit at least 20 home runs in eight major league seasons, including this year.

The long-presumed front-runner-in-waiting, Christine Quinn, was Hillary, by contrast: not just a woman but a proven power broker who, whatever your misgivings about the term-limits shuffle, could be trusted to command respect from realists and goo-goos alike.

The proven power of a thorough press investigation to expose and repudiate such corruption--indeed, to galvanize public opposition against it--is exactly the power that can be harnessed against terrorism.

We have used SCAM because of the proven power of this approach in identifying amino acids that contribute to the CFTR permeation pathway.

Anti-inflammatory interventions have proven power to rescue premature ageing in mice (Jurk et al., 2014, Tilstra et al., 2012, Strong et al., 2008).

But some nuclear critics are reconsidering their positions based on the conclusion that of all the proven power-generating technologies, only nuclear power is ready to deliver large amounts of electricity without creating greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

The Washington Nationals traded left fielder Josh Willingham to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday for two young prospects, swapping a proven, power-hitting left fielder with one year remaining on his contract for a fireballing reliever who likely will begin the year in the Nationals' bullpen and an athletic minor league outfielder.

Julia's proven powers of recuperation suggested to Aaronovitch that this new course of chemo, though carrying a significant risk, was unlikely to be fatal.

For gay groups in California, meanwhile, the 2010 race is a chance to prove power at the ballot box.

It's not about looking for adversity or for opportunities to prove power; it's about having control and being authoritative when issues do arise.