Example sentences of "power is [vb pp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 While in modern society , power is conceived on the lines of a structuralism , in which it is impersonal structures that exercise power over individuals .
2 Power is transmitted between the discs by rollers at right-angles to the main shaft .
3 Power is given in the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 to award compensation of up to £1000 to a client who has been the victim of shoddy work .
4 In the pass bands , by contrast , u is in the range 0 to -1 so that and are real resistances and , under correct termination , power is fed into the filters .
5 Officials are given the power and authority to carry out tasks , but that power is limited by the rules which govern their office .
6 In modernity , power is exercised via the mediations of Bourdieu 's fields , which are in effect structures .
7 my bargaining power is based on the losses which you would suffer if you were to agree or disagree with my proposal
8 your bargaining power is based on the losses I would suffer if I were to agree or disagree with your proposals .
9 Although the theory is that all important power is concentrated in the hands of the state , this has not meant that the individual has been regarded as powerless .
10 This eventually results in ‘ monopoly capitalism ’ , where economic power is concentrated in the hands of a few very large enterprises .
11 Elite theories accept that power is concentrated in the hands of a few , but deny that the power derives from wealth .
12 Power is concentrated in the hands of the Revolutionary Command Council ( RCC ) , which elects the President ( currently Saddam Hussein ) by a two-thirds majority from among its own members .
13 Is it not the case that there is one absolute being whose power is shared among the gods , much as in Christian tradition one divine power is shared out among Father , Son and Holy Spirit ?
14 The simple series forcing resistance is therefore an inefficient method of improving the speed range ; power is wasted in the resistances at low speeds so that the mechanical output power ( torque x speed ) can be improved at higher speeds .
15 The new ‘ TORSEN ’ differential ensures that all the power is delivered to the wheels directly in proportion to grip , giving you sure-footed security in all road conditions .
16 That power is located in the slums , in the kinship and solidarity which prevail there , in sanctions which welfare workers will not be able to comprehend .
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