Example sentences of "power is [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Mr Khamenei 's active involvement in government means that power is in the hands of two men , and the one is constantly undermined by the other . |
| 2 | Within society power is in the hands of a small number of individuals and groups who may be prominent in industry , in financial or in political circles . |
| 3 | Similarly , in the case of a local authority , formal authority to make decisions will rest with the full council ; but in reality it may well be that power is in the hands of a few councillors and chief officers such that the locus of decision making may be far removed from the full council meeting . |
| 4 | This is not South Africa , where the power is in the hands of the Afrikaner and it is possible — if not altogether honest — for the British visitor to remain critical and aloof from responsibility for what is wrong . |
| 5 | Executive power is in the hands of a directly elected President ( bereft of some of the powers used by Marcos ) and an appointed Cabinet . |
| 6 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly . |
| 7 | Executive power is in the hands of a President ( directly elected for a single six-year term ) and an appointed Cabinet . |
| 8 | Executive power is in the hands of a President who is elected for a six-year term by the National Assembly ( Kuo-Min Ta-Hui ) . |
| 9 | That 's why it 's so tempting to think that it 's always women erm because power is in the hands of men on the whole , especially in this university . |