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"shall possess" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is often used in legal or official language to express a requirement or obligation. Example: "All members of the board shall possess at least five years of experience in their respective fields."
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The 1958 law on the possession of swords and firearms states: "No one shall possess a firearm or firearms or a sword or swords".
The 1958 law on the possession of swords and firearms states: "No one shall possess a firearm or firearms or a sword or swords". Among the few exceptions are shotguns, but here too, the restrictions would cause outrage among American gun owners.
The city council shall possess all the legislative power granted by this act.
"This inscription on Thor's hammer reads, 'Whoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor'.
The AHWR shall possess good neutron economy and owing to higher discharge burn-up, lower waste is expected.
The opposite principle, used to justify territorial gains, is uti possidetis — in full, uti possidetis, ita possideatis, "as you possessed [it], you shall possess [it] from now on".
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'No person shall own, possess, have on or about his person, have in his custody, or have under his control a ticket, order, or device for or representing a number of shares or an interest in a scheme of chance known as 'policy,'numbersrs game,'clearingng house,' or by words or terms of similar import, located in or to be drawn, paid, or carried on within or without this state.
So, "having listened to my history," Michael tells Adam: "[T]hen wilt thou not be loath / To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess / A Paradise within thee, happier far". Once Adam pictures the terrible destruction of paradise, he'll come to understand that an internalized paradise is superior, and it's a happy compensation for the lost place of Eden.
Others shall then possess our lov'd Didymian temple.
South and North Korea shall not possess nuclear reprocessing and uranium enrichment facilities.
She brought a thrilling chill to "In questa reggia," in which she declares that no man shall ever possess her.
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