Sentence examples for use patronage from inspiring English sources

You have to use patronage, personal persuasion, threats, whatever is at your command.

He must use patronage to build coalitions and involve himself in negotiations with the opposition.

Traditionally, the government found it easy to use patronage to divide the warring tribes.

There are other countries where money matters hugely in politics (think of America), or where politicians use patronage heavily (Italy, for instance).

So thoroughly did the old parties use patronage to run the operation that they barely needed a civil service, or the shock absorbers provided by independent regulators and quangos normal in a state such as Britain.

"Paradoxically, economic woes have allowed the government to take greater control over the economy, and to use patronage, favors, and other methods to shield regime allies from the pain of sanctions," the report said.

He told me yesterday, "I understand the point that people believe the Liberal Party has used patronage in the past.

The leading politicians used patronage to build power bases in particular regions, such as Fanfani did in Tuscany and Andreotti in Sicily.

Mr. Rodriguez, who was elected mayor of Douglas in 1978 after returning from an Army career, said Mr. Borane had used patronage to build a broad political base that gave him effective control of the City Council.

"He too has amended the Constitution to allow himself to be re-elected indefinitely, subjugated the courts, removed prosecutors and other officials who do not agree with him and used patronage to build support".

This applies to particular details (did Thaddeus Stephens actually wear a wig and have a black mistress?) but most important to the overall interpretation: was Lincoln really a noble politician, reluctantly using patronage and countenancing bribery to achieve a greater good?