Sentence examples for strong faction from inspiring English sources

Bayezid, supported by a strong faction of court officials at Constantinople, succeeded in taking the throne.

In addition, a strong faction among German economists has pushed for Greece to quit the euro area.

Also, a strong faction within the administration wants to go on to Syria, to Iran and beyond.

But there was a strong faction that resented her for shutting out experienced advisers from Clinton's Senate office, including chief of staff Tamera Luzzatto, health-care specialist Laurie Rubiner, communications adviser Lorraine Voles and longtime spokesman Philippe Reines.

Of that amount, $50,000 came from the FARC's "Eastern bloc," a militarily strong faction that operates in eastern Colombia, and $20,000 from the group's "Southern bloc," according to the document.

"There is clearly a strong faction within the ECB's governing council against taking interest rates below 0.5% while the bank can also point to overall evidence that the eurozone is continuing to grow modestly after exiting recession in the second quarter.

Virtually all debate about policy takes place among the Democratic Party's strong factions.

The Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf, has offered his support despite strong factions in his country that are hostile to American interests.

The Ninth Circuit is an ideologically divided court, with strong factions of liberals and conservatives, and Judge Thomas is respected by both sides, said the court's chief judge, Alex Kozinski.

Strong factions within the Brotherhood and within secular opposition parties are already saying their calls for a boycott will be vindicated.

Crucially, throughout the 1990s, there were still strong factions within the Communist party that defended socialism against the new tide of capitalism.