Sentence examples for wielded effective from inspiring English sources

Tikhon, who as patriarch wielded effective moral authority among the church membership, initially condemned the Soviet government's actions, but during the 1918 22 civil war he declined any partisanship.

But S C also appeared on bronze from Lyon and Antioch in imperial provinces, showing that whatever nominal senatorial rights of coinage still lingered on the tresviri are known until the 3rd century the emperor wielded effective control over all metals everywhere.

Analysts, however, questioned whether dumping Djotodia, who is seen as beholden to Seleka warlords rather than wielding effective power, would improve the situation.

In future, he said, the prime minister, now a royal appointee, would be chosen from the majority party in Parliament and would wield effective executive power.

Rather, said Mr. Maher, the goal may be to try to undermine Japan's claims under international law that it wields effective control over them, while building a legal basis for making similar claims of its own.

It is a measure of this suspicion that the other tribes, which agree on little else, have always managed to keep the Baganda from wielding effective power.The current kabaka's predecessor was driven into exile in 1966, when Milton Obote, a northerner and at that time the prime minister, ordered the army to attack his palace.

He won new powers late last year to wield an effective veto on national budgets.

GETTING IN A doorman guards the basement staircase, wielding the effective "private party" pugil stick.

The activists say corruption will only be limited when independent, appointed, officials of high integrity get to wield an effective stick over elected ones.

The activists say corruption will be curbed only when independent officials of high integrity are appointed to wield an effective stick over elected ones.

When the Americans were still in charge, he used to wield an effective veto over political decisions, but he had remained relatively silent since the April uprisings.