Sentence examples for which wields from inspiring English sources

Yet the central problem is found in the petroleum ministry, which wields vast unaccountable power.

The issue is further complicated by the Orthodox Church, which wields enormous political power in Georgia.

An overwhelming majority of Greeks belong to the church, which wields considerable political clout.

The new zone will appeal to the nationalist camp, which wields huge power, particularly in the armed forces.

Will Cameron take on the influential Greek Cypriot diaspora which wields real political influence in key London constituencies?

The defeat followed signs of weak support from the military, which wields considerable influence over MPs, for the deployment.

It was some anonymous committee of the wise which wielded the axe, not the parliament.

But export-oriented businesses and state-owned companies, which wield tremendous clout within the Communist regime, say the weak currency is vital for economic growth.

Czartoryski was the most renowned member of a princely family, descended from the Lithuanian royal house, which wielded great power in Poland in the 18th century.

The other five, which wield vetoes and are permanent, are America, Russia, China, Britain and France, roughly speaking the victors of the last long-ago world war.

On both sides of the Atlantic, that generation, which wielded considerable influence, is ceding power to younger elites who place far less worth on the trans-Atlantic alliance.