Example sentences of "it [verb] power in " in BNC.
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1 | It has power in the world of public opinion , if not in any court , because nations are often sensitive to charges that they are violating the rights of their citizens . |
2 | ‘ It concentrates power in the hands of a few , necessitates a military-style secrecy and undermines the principles of human liberty . |
3 | This leaves coal in the ground , it burns power in power stations to generate , to generate electricity from gas , waste of a premium fuel . |
4 | The Nation ( Bangkok ) reported on Jan. 30 that " two leading Western narcotics experts based in Thailand " had commented that these claims seemed exaggerated and that the military government had been doing little to try to reduce opium production since it seized power in 1988 . |
5 | Peaceful demonstrations by students and intellectuals during January constituted the first significant challenge to the ruling Mongolian People 's Revolutionary Party ( MPRP ) since it took power in 1924 . |
6 | China was one of the first countries to recognize the SLORC after it took power in 1988 . |