Example sentences of "[noun] have become a powerful [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The committee has become a powerful instrument for the exposure of waste and inefficiency .
2 The philosophies of Rousseau and of David Hartley , whose work had become a powerful influence on Coleridge , convinced them both that ‘ Vice is not natural to Man ’ , and that given strong reasons for being virtuous , ‘ Man would approach very near perfection ’ .
3 Ferruzzi Finanziaria had become a powerful force in chemicals as well as agribusiness through the acquisition of Montedison in 1987 .
4 The USA has become a powerful nation because it was founded on strong principles .
5 The Evangelicals have become a powerful influence in the land and this lays them open to the wooing of politicians .
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