Sentence examples for wield over an from inspiring English sources

This is far too much political power for a small group of unelected people to wield over an entire democratic community, no matter how learned and wise they might happen to be.

Shia clerics are building an influence they will wield over any future government.

Benoist's writing often echoes left-wing thinkers, especially the Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci, who wrote of "hegemony" — or the command that a regime can wield over a population by controlling its culture.

It's not always worth it to work out how to reduce it, but it is a remarkable tool when you can appreciate the influence you actually wield over a decision that's not your own.

Various bits of legislation have cropped up over the years in attempt to control just how much sway one company might wield over a market.

If these rules would allow a company like Ford to push around such a large competitor, like Chevy, imagine the advantage that Ford could wield over a smaller, less resourceful competitor, like a local used car lot.

The interlocking series of holding companies lets Bollor use other people's money to wield control over an expanding portfolio of assets.

Our public services, even vital ones like the subway, work badly because they operate less for the convenience of their users than for the sake of their unionized, overpaid employees, now not so much public servants as the public's masters, through the vast political might they wield over so powerful a government.

In his March 1997 review in The New York Times, Stephen Holden wrote: "Rarely has a movie entered the consciousness of a child as deeply and convincingly.... [The film] is an exploration of the power that children wield over their parents and an almost intimidating reminder that not much escapes our children's vision, as much as we wish it might".

A key part of this trend is the influence insurance companies wield over mental health care, an influence that leads therapists to consider not accepting insurance so they can operate in an environment that offers more money for less hassle.

Since Major's day, the community has expanded from 12 to 28 and the veto Major was then able to wield over the appointment of a new commission president has long been consigned to history.