'My chest was quite honestly ruling my life,' he says.
The bottom line is this: Latin America's oil-gilded caudillo is getting serious about ruling for life, just like Franco and Castro.
Under the system know as "Velayat-e-faqih," or the guardianship of the religious jurist, an idea developed by Khomeini to justify the clergy assuming political power, Khamenei is virtually assured of ruling for life.
Shoppers weary that plastic is ruling their life will turn to items easily paid for with cash like scarves, candles or sunglasses.
How I looked and what I ate (or didn't) was ruling my life.
This little four-lettered word that was added to the Oxford dictionary in 2013, is it ruling your life?
Death row is going nowhere, and as a result, the US remains an archaically sovereign state, ruling over life by administering death.
The possibility of Xi ruling for life led to the share price of companies with the word emperor in their name to surge Monday on China's stock market.
(Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Monday he would be open to retiring eventually like his predecessor, Benedict XVI, instead of ruling for life, adding that the concept of a "pope emeritus" could someday become normal in the Church.
On Saturday, Francis will fly to the papal summer retreat south of Rome to visit Benedict, who last month became the first pope in 600 years to abdicate instead of ruling for life, saying he no longer had the strength to carry out his mission.
