Example sentences of "he [adj] powers " in BNC.

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1 However , he is protected by Sigmar , the patron deity of the Empire , giving him tremendous powers as explained below .
2 Azhag possessed a strange iron crown which appeared to give him sorcerous powers .
3 When the crisis broke , Baldwin showed annoyance at having his holiday in France interrupted , and deputed Chamberlain to act for him , giving him full powers but no instructions .
4 When Chinese gun batteries bombarded the islands in late 1953 , Eisenhower secured a Congressional resolution ( January 1954 ) granting him sweeping powers to protect the Nationalist Chinese .
5 Without revealing that both ships had been secretly assisting South Vietnamese commando raids on the North , Johnson called upon Congress to pass a resolution granting him sweeping powers to act against North Vietnam .
6 It helped that they believed in his faked war record and legends such as that the religious leader Gregorio Aglipay inserted a slither of wood into Marcos 's back before the Bataan campaign in 1942 , allegedly giving him magic powers .
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