Sentence examples for upon power from inspiring English sources

"Economic imperialism, like military imperialism, depends upon power.

Aickman preferred to describe his own work as "strange stories", maintaining that "the horror story is purely sadistic; it depends entirely upon power to shock".

The relationship with Sameer hinged on this moment, the moment of before and after, the shift that sometimes happens in relationships based upon power.

M.L.L., a new league of six teams that began play in June, has not hidden the fact that its audience and perhaps its future depends upon power brokers in the financial district.

He was a 19th-century version of the "enlightened despot," a man intent upon power not so much for its own sake as in order to serve the welfare of his country as he saw it.

She lingers purposefully upon power, in all its forms, as in this undermining stab: "Forgive me if I say I love you: the powerful/are always lied to since the weak are always/driven by panic".

First, the FPGA is configured by loading an initial full configuration bitstream for the entire chip upon power-up.

At one time, "states' rights" immediately elicited images of governors standing in school doorways, claiming desegregation encroached upon powers reserved to the states.

The EPIC Wheels program automatically loads upon powering up or waking up the tablet.

It relies upon star power, upon the backs of men like Kershaw and Jansen.

The transformation of the area from an industry based upon water power, to one based upon steam power, may not have been without problems.