Sentence examples for won powers from inspiring English sources

Ofsted, England's schools inspectorate, has recently won powers to examine English academy chains, which should help.

In return, Verizon got limits on health care cost increases and won powers to lay off new workers.

And in Chicago, which has had one of the shortest school days of any major urban system, Mayor Rahm Emanuel won powers last month to impose a longer day and year.

Fidesz won power in a fair election.

The moderate left won power in Milan.

Both won power despite the thinnest of national political résumés.

– Muslims who won power, fairly and democratically through the common vote, have been hurled from power.

The jobless rate is now the highest since the end of 1996, six months before Labour won power.

Having won power so comprehensively, Georgian Dream has plenty to do.

As for Tony Blair, his party won power after having none for 18 years.

The Maoists won power in national elections in 2008, but resigned after a political dispute.