Sentence examples for rode power from inspiring English sources

One died in an accident but the other, Rajiv, rode power on the wave of sympathy that followed her death in 1984.

In "Abusar," about wanting and not wanting to take up a lover's time, her voice hovered above folk-rock strumming, then opened up to ride power chords, then turned blithe for peppy updated early-1960's pop, cycling through the song's mixed sentiments.

The party rode to power vowing to neuter the power of the bureaucracy.

Many of those rode to power on the name recognition of a powerful male relative — a husband, father or brother.

Mr. Putin rode to power by launching a second war against the rebels in 1999.

Ms. Pelosi warned that House Republicans, who rode to power in 1994 by portraying Democrats as arrogant, had become arrogant.

Adhamiya has been, for 50 years, a bastion of the Baath Party, whose coattails Mr. Hussein rode to power.

PARIS - Tomas Berdych, who rode his power game to the semifinals of the 2010 French Open, became the first high-seeded victim of this year's tournament.

The Shabab rode to power in 2007 on a wave of public hostility toward the United States' counterterrorism efforts and the Ethiopian army's occupation of Mogadishu.

Mr. Hatoyama, who rode to power with vows to cut wasteful spending and increase transparency in politics, may find his ability to make deals thwarted by such changes.

He rode to power in February partly on swelling anti-American sentiment, especially among younger South Koreans, but has since sought to reaffirm his commitment to the alliance.