Sentence examples for provincial power from inspiring English sources

The fourth Vijayanagar dynasty had become little more than another competing provincial power.

And its carve-up of provincial power between the Social Democrats and the People's Party is particularly gross.

The Union Nationale also remained fundamentally federalist, but it stressed the importance of remaining Québécois and of obtaining greater provincial power.

Examples of the latter would include the railways and provincial power authorities in Canada and various federal lending agencies in the United States.

While airing flashy commercials, it was simultaneously recruiting influential provincial power brokers, including a number of retreads from some of Thailand's most discredited parties.

Cyril Ramaphosa appointed well-regarded officials but also some allies of former President Jacob Zuma, as well as a provincial power broker.

In most of the country, Mr Thaksin's coat-tails counted for more than dynastic connections or a provincial power-base.

It will do so in coalition with the Pakistan People's Party of the assassinated former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, with which it signed a provincial power-sharing agreement on March 5th.

He likes to draw a contrast between the ups and downs of his career as an entrepreneur and the narrow experience of his electoral rivals, who are professional politicians and provincial power-brokers for the most part.

They're now debating a provincial powers law.

Although it has passed legislation on de-Baathification, amnesty for militias and provincial powers, implementation has been slow.