Sentence examples for ruling alone from inspiring English sources

But it would be unwise to assume he is ruling alone.

First-past-the-post may have failed them this time, but they know it's their only chance of ruling alone again, despite a permanent minority of votes.

Jordan also briefly released jihadist ideologues (see our story), in the hope they might turn popular sentiment against IS, although it now appears to be backtracking for fear that they might rally more fighters.Increasingly the king seems to be ruling alone.

After Ecgric had been ruling alone for two years, East Anglia was attacked by a Mercian army, led by Penda.

She may also have later become a pharaoh in her own right, ruling alone for a short time after her husband's death.

If Amenhotep I had a significant co-regency with his father, some have argued that he planned to celebrate his Sed Festival on the date he was first crowned instead of the date that he began ruling alone.

One funny YouTube clip has Elsa scolding the other princesses (few of whom ever had to wrestle with the responsibilities of ruling, let alone uncontrollable superpowers) for their passivity: "Why keep on assuming men can save the day?/I can be the hero and I can do it my own way".

In the recent Supreme Court rulings alone, this country has taken a huge step forward and a huge step back.

In Tunisia, Ennahda has made it clear that it's uninterested in ruling the country alone.

[Q: Some people say that politicians have hidden behind the idea that schools were autonomous when it came to dress codes. Do you think politicians are going to have to look at legislation?] Up until a couple of days ago, the policy for all schools to choose was pretty reasonable [ie, before the Flemish education council ruling, and a court ruling that schools alone should not choose dress codes].

Although many young scientists dream of ruling the world alone, this is sometimes impractical.