Sentence examples for while it was in power from inspiring English sources

But many people also criticise the main opposition Liberal Democratic party for lax nuclear regulation while it was in power.

While it was in power, the Muslim Brotherhood espoused the Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad, opening Egypt to Syrian refugees.

The Democratic Party of Japan, elected in 2009 on hopes of fresh thinking in politics, changed next to nothing while it was in power.

Amnesty International said the measure sets a dangerous precedent, given the way the army cracked down on protest while it was in power.

The Taliban leadership this year published a "biography" of Omar – the one-eyed cleric born in the province of Uruzgan in 1962 – in an attempt to stem discontent, emphasising that he was still the rightful leader of the faithful and of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the movement called the country while it was in power.

Labour responded by defending the use of targets, which were brought in while it was in power.

Sure, they might be raging against the Republican machine while it's in power, but I've got a sneaking suspicion they miss them when there's a Dem' in office and the only campaigns they can get behind are about obscure miscarriages of justice (FREE... SOMEBODY!) and women's rights.

The Chernobyl reactor exploded during a power surge while it was in operation and released a major cloud of radiation because the reactor had no containment structure around it.

Labour has already begun to rebuild the support that withered while it was in power it did surprisingly well in last year's local elections and is likely to make further gains.

A Patriot using the pen name "Brutus" had warned in local papers: "Flee then while it is in your power" or face "the just vengeance of the collected citizens".

Relations between Bangui and Khartoum may improve, assuming Séléka rewards states that supported it while Bozizé was in power.