Example sentences of "all the power " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ How would a political party as totally committed as the Labour Party to equality of treatment and of opportunity for girls and women , lend its support to the introduction of schools in which men exercise all the power , and women are assigned a subordinate and restricted role ? ’ |
| 2 | Indeed the Government has draft clauses in the new Companies Bill which carry all the power necessary to put the system Dearing envisaged into place . |
| 3 | Naturally the passing of the years brought a more responsible approach which made him even more formidable , for he still had all the strokes and all the power but now he was less likely to get out unnecessarily . |
| 4 | There 's a useful 159lb ft torque at 2100rpm just after the turbo comes on stream , and the lighter three-door has all the power it reasonably needs , even though it is not as smoothly delivered as the Shogun 's . |
| 5 | For all the gadgetry , everything stopped when the photocopier was working because it soaked up all the power . |
| 6 | But even if all the power stations were shut down immediately , acid and sulphur would continue to bleed from the soil for years to come . |
| 7 | Nearly all the power stations have worked out much more expensive to build than was estimated . |
| 8 | For in practice there was little validity in the distinction : the nationalist pursued not culture but power , and above all the power of the State , which , once won , it was thought , would then protect a national culture . |
| 9 | However , since the wave is providing all the power for the turn you do not need much power from the rig . |
| 10 | Steering is largely done by one of the sailors sheeting out , for instance , if the back sail is depowered the board will bear away with all the power still on at the front . |
| 11 | ( McRobbie 1978 ) Subsequent work has challenged the view that political effects follow straightforwardly from the reading of particular genres and suggested that , in according texts all the power , and readers none , much of the debate about women readers is dangerously misogynist in tone : ( Light 1984 ) , Moss 1989b ) : |
| 12 | All the power we had is love , now |
| 13 | All the power came from the speaker 's lungs ; he addressed the mouthpiece at a distance of about one inch , and projected his message at the top of his voice . |
| 14 | ‘ The Created God ’ described in a later chapter embraces all the needs and provides all the power . |
| 15 | It seemed that all her concentration and all the power of every muscle in her body were focused on the point where her fist struck the bull 's back . |
| 16 | What about if all the power workers , you know , gas , electricity , coal even , what if they all went on strike . |
| 17 | They watched with detachment , and even with satisfaction , as the Masai began at the eleventh hour to organize themselves to resist what they feared would be the encroachment of agricultural peoples on their land , not as traditional appendages of the Masai way of life , but as conquerors armed with all the power of the modern state . |
| 18 | The same is true for the humbucker , which has all the power and big sound you 'd expect , with none of that excessive mid-range honk . |
| 19 | It places all the power in the hands of the party machine , which appoints the committee members . |
| 20 | As part of the state sector , the Central Electricity Generating Board ( CEGB ) owned and operated all the power stations in England and Wales and controlled the transmission grid . |
| 21 | If he makes it , manager Howard Wilkinson 's only problem is who to name alongside Lee Chapman up front — Rod Wallace or Eric Cantona — as he prepares to stun Rangers with all the power of Leeds ' attacking force . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | There is no danger of too many coaches spoiling the broth as far as the Hong Kong RFU is concerned though : Simpkin will have all the power he needs on the playing side . |
| 24 | ‘ ISIS allows for all the power benefits of widebody rackets , but it also adds a medical advantage that is a distinct benefit no matter what level of player you are , ’ says Haines . |
| 25 | Definitely conforming to the notion of a great , late period , these works , executed in Venice , Switzerland , the Italian Lakes and elsewhere , are painted with all the power and expression of the late oils . |
| 26 | Once he pulled the nose down , with all the power on one side and the drag on the other , the plane would simply flip on to its back and crash . |
| 27 | Professional/client relationships were thus inevitably one-sided with all the power and knowledge ( at least that which was perceived as relevant ) resting with the medical profession . |
| 28 | Whereas there was a sense of helplessness , politically , when I was growing up , as if all the power was out of our hands . |
| 29 | Already , too , one may see the start of a symbiotic relationship in which France would increasingly depend upon American resources to achieve purposes which , left to herself , would be beyond her , while American objectives , although they did not entirely coincide with the French and for all the power which they would ultimately deploy , had to include France as a frail but , for the moment , indispensable means by which they might be attained . |
| 30 | But it would be a mistake to believe that from the beginning Baldwin exercised all the power and merely allowed MacDonald to sit in impotent glory in 10 Downing Street . |