I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a party comes to power (= begins to be the government )
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The ruling party came to power in May 2001.
a party is in power
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From 1945 until 1951 the Labour Party was in power in Britain.
a position of power/authority
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Many used their positions of power for personal advantage.
a power cable (= an electric cable )
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a power cable carrying 11,000 volts
a power nap (= a short sleep at work, that gives you more energy and concentration )
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Try taking a power nap before the meeting.
a power source (= something that produces power )
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First, you need to turn off the power source.
a power vacuum
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The leader's sudden death created a power vacuum.
a regime comes to power
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He criticised European leaders for supporting a regime that came to power through violence.
abuse of power
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government officials’ abuse of power
accession to power/to the throne (= the act of becoming king, queen, president etc )
assumed power
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He assumed power in a bloody coup in 1990.
balance of power
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The election of so many Republicans to Congress has changed the balance of power in Washington.
battery power
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You can plug your laptop in or use it on battery power.
battery powered/operated
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A lot of children's toys are battery operated.
be powered by electricity
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In an emergency, the hospital can be powered by electricity from a generator.
beyond...powers of endurance
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She was pushed beyond her powers of endurance .
borrowing powers
bring sb to power (= make someone have power over a country )
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The revolution brought to power a communist government.
coal-fired/gas-fired power station
colonial power
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Britain was the largest colonial power .
corporate power
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the growth of corporate power
destructive power
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the destructive power of modern weapons
discretionary powers
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the court’s discretionary powers
drawing power
electric current/power/charge (= a flow of electricity )
emergency powers (= special powers that are given to the government, police, or army because there is a very serious situation )
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The army was given emergency powers to help tackle the rising violence.
executive powers
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a commission with executive powers
exert power
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He exerts considerable power within the family.
flower power
gain power
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Many women wanted to gain power in a male-dominated world.
girl power
handover of power
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a smooth handover of power
holds the balance of power (= is able to make either side more powerful than the other by supporting them )
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A small centre party holds the balance of power in the Assembly.
legislative power
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The new assemblies will have no legislative power .
lust for power
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Hitler’s lust for power
monopoly of power
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They are demanding an end to the Communist Party’s monopoly of power .
muscle strength/power
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This exercise will help increase muscle strength.
pester power
political power
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The poor have little political power.
power base
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the party’s traditional power base
power broker
power cut
power dressing
power drill
power failure
power line
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overhead power lines
power of attorney
power outage
power pack
power plant
power point
power politics (= attempting to get power by using or threatening to use force )
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The party argued that power politics would always lead to war.
power politics
power station
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Chernobyl nuclear power station
power steering
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Most new cars now have power steering.
power structure (= the way in which the group of people who control a country or organization are organized )
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He was a critic of the country’s power structure.
power structure
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There have been significant changes in the power structure of the company.
power struggle
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a power struggle between forces favoring and opposing change
power tool
powers of persuasion (= skill at persuading people )
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She used all her powers of persuasion to convince Tilly that it was the right thing to do.
psychic powers
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a spiritual healer with psychic powers
pulling power
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Madonna’s pulling power filled the Arena for 10 nights.
purchasing power
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increases in purchasing power
regain power
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The central issue facing the Labour Party is how to regain power.
sb’s powers of concentration (= sb’s ability to concentrate hard )
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Great athletes are known for their powers of concentration.
sb’s powers of expression formal (= the ability to say or write what you feel )
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I tried to put my feelings down on paper, but my powers of expression failed me.
sb’s powers of observation (= someone’s abilty to watch things in a way that helps them learn and understand more )
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In the past, people used their own powers of observation to forecast the weather.
sb’s rise to power
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They were alarmed by Hitler’s rise to power.
sea power
seize power/control (of sth)
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The rebels have seized power.
sovereign power/control
staying power
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a team with staying power
superhuman power/strength/effort etc
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It will require a superhuman effort to get the job done on time.
superior strength/power
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He used his superior strength to wrestle Ben to the ground.
sweep to power/victory
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Nixon and Agnew swept to victory with 47 million votes.
take control/charge/power
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The communists took power in 1948.
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Youngsters need to take control of their own lives.
the balance of power
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the European balance of power
the power switch
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They have reverted to placing the mains power switch at the back of the unit.
underestimate the importance/extent/effect/power etc of sth
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Never underestimate the power of the press.
water power
wave energy/power (= electricity from the movement of waves )
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Wave power involves using the movement of the seas to generate electricity.
world power
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
colonial
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Outside of Colombo, the capital, the main representatives of colonial power were the government agents and assistant government agents.
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In some instances reforms in Sri Lanka even preceded those of the colonial power .
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There was some variation in this regard as different colonial powers pursued different expansionist policies.
discretionary
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They have discretionary power to support students in further or higher education, including those who study part time.
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In line with the services provided by other governmental agencies much local government activity occurs through the medium of discretionary powers .
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How is the force organized and how extensive is its discretionary power ?
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Nothing was done to arrest this by the local council, which had discretionary powers to do so.
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He accepted that the court did, under section 82, have the wide discretionary power of rectification contended for.
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Everything is scripted for you; there is no room to use your mind or exercise discretionary power .
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This discretionary use of power was the foundation of equity.
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The discretionary power that de Gaulle gave his prime ministers varied over the course of his presidency.
economic
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However this largely-quantitative work seeks to understand relationships predominantly in terms of economic power , thereby ignoring the importance of emotional bonds.
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To what extent this promotes economic power would be hard to estimate, but the two are certainly not unrelated.
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Power and the superstructure From a Marxist perspective political power derives from economic power.
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Although he wielded enormous economic power , Park never became a rich man and was not personally corrupt.
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They sought legitimacy and a political outlet to match their enormous economic power .
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But it was a great economic power .
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This point was developed by Miliband in his distinction between economic power and state power.
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They stubbornly demanded and eventually took their part of political and economic power in the nation they had helped win.
electric
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Many of the mergers were designed to set up monopolies to raise prices in industries such as steel, electric power and railways.
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Special noise absorption materials are even mixed with road asphalt and coat electric power lines here.
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Living close to overhead electric power lines causes health hazards.
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Fires by the hundreds, ignited by overturned stoves and furnaces and downed electric power lines, sprang up in the ruins.
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Loans made during the 1950s were mainly for the development of infrastructure, such as transport and electric power schemes.
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S.-manufactured fuel cells for electric power use.
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If the electric power could be cut, industry everywhere would be brought to a standstill.
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In the auto shop, students are retrofitting trucks from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to run on electric power .
executive
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This arrangement proved unsatisfactory because there was no corresponding transfer of executive power .
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The Constitution confers on the President the whole executive power .
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Elections to district assemblies with executive powers were held in December 1988 and January and February 1989.
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Are government institutions strong enough to withstand a strengthened executive power ?
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During these periods Patterson exercised executive power , raising speculation that he might succeed Manley should he retire on health grounds.
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The concentration of executive powers was a leading source of criticism heard by the delegation.
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New distinctions were established between executive and judicial power , and between civil and criminal law.
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Second, executive power will have grown at the expense of parliamentary power.
great
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I could not help her directly but only invoke the greatest power we eagles have.
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It displays the extraordinary virtuosity which this scheme encourages, but has at the same time great sculptural power .
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Most cultures have ascribed great power to ancestors or other long-dead figures.
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So he determined to get the better of him not by means of his own great power but by means of a trick.
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We note who has greater power based on a combination of knowledge, personality, and others support.
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Once Bismarck had gone, there was a great fragmentation of power and responsibility.
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Power was fragmented and diffuse among them, and they did not have great power over the rest of the organization.
legislative
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It has no substantial legislative powers and is as much a debating chamber as anything.
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The Executive, except for recommendation and veto, has no legislative power .
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If the Bundestag is unable to convene, legislative power goes to a joint committee of the Bundestag and Bundesrat.
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A change of executive and legislative power was demanded.
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This hits at the established doctrine that the courts recognise no legal limits to Parliament's legislative power .
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Strictly speaking, there is no acceptable delegation of legislative power ....
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In the present case, however, a pure delegation of legislative power is precisely what we have before us.
nuclear
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That is for all nuclear powers to stand down from nuclear operations.
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He would wear old woolen jackets and patched pants and let his hair grow and protest nuclear power .
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He had led the team that developed the Soviet Union's atomic bomb and had begun seeking peaceful applications of nuclear power .
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It could be heated by solar or nuclear power .
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Some would argue that while nuclear power reactors exist, then a repetition is inevitable.
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The original impetus for nuclear power , of course, was military.
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Currently trends are also tending to make each nuclear power station a centre of support and development of the regional economy.
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As a mathematician, Bertrand Russell pointed out that while there were two nuclear powers , only those two powers could quarrel.
political
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Politics or political behaviour is power in action.
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This was done by widening the participation in the exercise of political power .
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Nobody now supposes that political processes begin and end with elections, or that elected governments have a monopoly of political power .
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For a few years after the Civil War, at least, black Texans had a taste of political power .
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Part of the answer lies in the press's eternal fascination with those who wield political power .
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They stubbornly demanded and eventually took their part of political and economic power in the nation they had helped win.
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However, in the late eighteenth century the monarch still wielded considerable political power , appointing and dismissing governments according to choice.
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Chapter 10 details three major explanations for how political power is distributed and how political decisions are made.
real
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However, for real power , personal attendance at court was essential.
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But remodelling the local administration had little effect; real power remained in the hands of the leading citizens of Mondovi.
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With real power in the world.
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A randomly selected redistricting committee would leave the real power , again, with unelected staff.
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We have the real power - the power of the purse.
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Although Manelux is larger, in financial terms, there appears to be no real imbalance in power .
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Legislatures are ineffectual, and real power is concentrated in the executive branch of government.
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Women who sleep with the boss to get promotion never reach positions of real power .
solar
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But the idea of full-blown solar power stations is unrealistic in the foreseeable future.
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The belt provides vast material resources, vast amounts of solar power , and vast elbow room.
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Publications for teachers and pupils on wind and solar power are available.
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Thus, it is solar power that provides the energy to heat the exhaust.
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Other renewable options - biomass and solar power - are also being explored.
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It could be heated by solar or nuclear power .
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Many congressmen are keen to revive research into renewable energy sources like solar and wind power .
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Yet these represent a relatively tiny portion of the uses for solar power .
■ NOUN
base
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Seniority provides committee chairmen with an independent power base and helps to insulate them from control by party leaders and presidents.
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Hence, power bases are pivotal in the power equation.
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Politicians who have their power base in these areas, including several presidential candidates, are also implicated.
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Both groups had d power base of expertise.
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Less reliance on power bases is found in managers who have the tactical and interpersonal skills to concentrate on the essential objectives.
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Political power bases are initially fluid and unstable.
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All these power bases depend on perceptions.
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Next, department power bases should be considered.
monopoly
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The removal of tariffs can reduce monopoly power within the home country by increasing the possible sources of supply.
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When this measure is larger than one, which happens in the presence of monopoly power , average revenue declines with output.
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The rising concentration of industry and the possible adverse effects on monopoly power are viewed as the factors of paramount importance.
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Also, when profits are driven down to zero, the degree of monopoly power equals the degree of economies of scale.
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This excess of price over both marginal revenue and marginal cost is a convenient measure of the firm's monopoly power .
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These monopoly power functions are constants when preferences are of the S-D-S type.
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How should we measure the social cost of monopoly power and inefficient resource allocation?
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The railroads were regulated to prevent the owners from using their monopoly power to reduce the incomes of their middle-class customers.
plant
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In 1995 Moscow signed a $ 800m agreement to build a nuclear power plant in Bushehr.
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The concern arises when a nuclear power plant is refueled.
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One is to construct extra high-voltage transmission lines to transmit electricity generated at mine-mouth power plants to distant load centres.
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He squinted toward the power plant .
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Such a process is now under way in the international power plant equipment industry.
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You have helped rebuild power plants on their territories.
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The cloud formed just north of the Soviet Kola Peninsula, where there are four nuclear power plants .
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The power plants have shut down.
station
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Nearly all the power stations have worked out much more expensive to build than was estimated.
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The power station plans to invest about $ 150 million over the next few years to replace generating units.
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This must surely mean that acid rain was natural and the acidification of lochs had nothing to do with power stations .
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Many operators are now building power stations outside the areas that object to them, and importing the power.
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Harmful quantities of radiation are also released both before and after the uranium fuel enters the power station .
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Nuclear power stations are notoriously unreliable and construction costs go way over original estimates.
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Our power stations are notoriously inefficient.
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During the 1970s, with two power stations in relatively peaceful operation, the Board consolidated its position on the Somerset coast.
structure
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This work centres on a examination of how crime is related to the power structure of society.
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Jeffries' subject was the systematic effort by the white power structure to keep black people down.
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The 1988 Act has made fundamental alterations to the power structure of the education system laid down in 1944.
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In essence, the power structure at Mega transforms itself.
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But existing power structures , not the new technology, will determine the boundaries of the new sources of power.
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Until then there was no such thing as an economic sector independent of the power structure .
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The point is self-subversion, overthrowing the power structure in your own head.
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He's established a power structure inside the Washington power structure.
struggle
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The covert reasons why the scheme drew widespread support from Cardiff solicitors was that it was part of an internal power struggle .
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A power struggle develops, as the toddler digs in his heels even further the more his father takes over.
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The patron can call on his clients for active support, a facet which is important in local power struggles .
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The elaborate public displays of those royal families had always camouflaged the most ruthless power struggles .
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The events and power struggles which engulf them result in kidnapping, jealousy and romance!
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Jobs co-founded Apple but left the Cupertino computer maker in a power struggle in 1984.
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The most memorable thing about the complex power struggle that had this result was the fate of the losers.
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Resentments, rivalry, rebuffs and power struggles appear to have knocked the stuffing out of you and undermined your confidence.
supply
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I have serious reservations about the power supply being installed inside the box, it really isn't safe enough.
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So far we have concentrated on the use of helium-3 as a power supply for planet-bound civilization.
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Turn off the pump's power supply first.
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Unlike other memory chips, flash does not lose the stored contents when the computer is disconnected from a power supply .
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AccuCard and its ilk sit between the power supply and the motherboard. so they're too far downstream to help.
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Thin-film amorphous-silicon solar cells may be manufactured to expand the electrical power supply to the base.
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The power supply will also fit inside the case but has to be removed from its casing before you can install it.
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Such a piece of plutonium can maintain high temperatures without any external power supply , controls, or monitoring for many years.
wind
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Not surprisingly wind power is regarded as having considerable potential.
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A big unknown is the fate of federal support for wind power .
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Many congressmen are keen to revive research into renewable energy sources like solar and wind power .
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The market could grow much bigger if countries further subsidize wind power to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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The government hopes that wind power will meet around a tenth of total electricity demand by the year 2000.
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Both the photovoltaic and wind power systems for domestic hot-water provision would be even more effective if linked to a heat pump.
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Steady base-load electricity sources will always be needed, and solar and wind power can only act as useful supplements.
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Some estimates suggest that wind power could save 5-10 percent of the fossil fuel used by the Electric Corporation.
■ VERB
assume
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Mills rejects pluralist accounts because they mistakenly assume that power is only located in the political system.
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She spied on him and watched closely over the friendships he formed, in order to prevent him from assuming power .
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With the agreement of the two parties, Prince Norodom Sihanouk assumed power as head of state.
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In the public sphere, women must assume sufficient power to change the cultural imagery and the political landscape.
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But massive public protests enabled Mossadeq to return and to assume greater powers and authority than ever.
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Some assumed that was a power play on your part.
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Police and military leaders have insisted they are not interested in assuming power .
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In the two months before he assumes power , Clinton must familiarise himself with what is really going on in Northern Ireland.
exercise
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It exercised no power over its cloak of fog, it gives no direction.
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Here and now I need to experience the consequences of my actions, and to exercise the power of daily existence.
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Under the Marcos dictatorship, the army was allowed to exercise vast powers .
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Later, antitrust laws were introduced to stop other types of monopolists from exercising their mar-ket power .
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In both houses, the reformers claimed, committee chairmen exercised disproportionate power .
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Adult education specialists, in any case, do not exercise much power in this nation.
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The scarcer the commodity - eg accountancy - the more the applicant will exercise his power of selection.
gain
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This helped them to gain height and get power when heading the ball.
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Perhaps it would be best to defeat the Foundation and gain the power Wienis spoke of.
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On the other hand, what they gain in power they lose in speed and mobility.
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Tobaccocontrol advocates agree, saying their lack of vigilance in decades past had allowed the Tobacco Institute to gain power and influence.
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Bandaranaike used Sinhalese chauvinism to gain power , but found he could not control it.
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For decades, politicians have been trying to gain power in Washington by separating themselves from Washington.
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It can be an attempt to gain wealth, power , prestige or praise.
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Quite suddenly, they had gained the power to confer respectability.
give
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The Community can only act where member states have given it the power to do so in the treaties.
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I had been given the power to obliterate, to steal a body from its grave and tear it to pieces.
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Who will give you the power to choose - to say for yourself what you want?
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The legislation also would give judges the power to increase sentences for juveniles, boosting the maximum detention period to 10 years.
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In organisations people are only given sufficient power to carry out their responsibilities effectively.
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We will introduce new legislation giving stronger powers to deal with cartels.
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It could all have been a pack of lies that Uncle Max cooked up because it gave him such power over Tawno.
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He responded with policies that restricted the franchise and gave the governor power to manipulate the composition of the lower legislative house.
hold
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On past records, most waverers go for the challenger rather than the one who holds power .
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His essential point, that those who hold information hold power , is absolutely correct.
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Shamanism is based on the premise that neither 227 human beings nor nature itself hold the ultimate power in the universe.
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So, does it matter what the charge is called and who holds power at Westminster?
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Trying to change organizations often strikes deeply at the psyches and identities of those managers who hold or want more power .
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Since 1969 the centrist Free Democrats have held the balance of power in the Bundestag.
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The bear seemed to hold him in the power of its evil gaze and in the musky odor of bear.
lose
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Becky had long ago lost the power to shock them.
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Puget Sound Energy said 200,000 customers in western Washington lost service, but power was expected to be restored by nightfall.
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Local authorities have lost important development-control powers and have had to release land to UDCs at extremely low prices.
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And in this sense, the great capitalist wave seems to have lost little of its power .
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A rune weapon will lose its powers for this time, and other rune-based magic items will be similarly affected.
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How did the problematic modern assumptions eventually lose their power to convince after several hundred years of dominance?
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Many birds lose the power of flight - for there are no large predators to make it worthwhile.
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In the end national governments lose much of their power .
seize
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Having seized political power , the new ruling class presides over the transformation of the social structure.
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He ruled Over the other Titans until his son Zeus dethroned him and seized the power for him-self.
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Siban's son was a prisoner under sentence of death for his conspiracy to seize power .
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When they then found out about their own significance in procreation they seized power entirely.
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René seized power in a military coup in June 1977.
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A Tutsi-led rebel group seized power in July 1994 and halted the slaughter soon afterward.
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Military officers have tried to seize power six times since Mrs Aquino became President three years ago.
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It means that women should seize communication power for their own emancipation and the liberation of all oppressed groups.
share
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Sometimes a party will win a period of office outright; more commonly perhaps two or more parties will share power .
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He would not share power because it is difficult to share.
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We also learn that the women here shared equal power with the men.
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A central issue is whether two independent executives can share power effectively.
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Elsewhere socialist parties have had to compete in multiparty and proportional electoral systems and usually share power in government.
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The men in my corporation would they ever permit me to share real power ?
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Some civilians are upset at the prospect of sharing power with the armed forces, even in an advisory capacity.
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This sharing of power through incorporating students into the administration of an undergraduate program is highly unusual in academic settings.
stay
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One thing is certain: Moscow will have a say as to whether the burdensome Lukashenko stays in power .
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This Laser team actually looks as if it has some staying power .
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Mrs Thatcher would win the election and she would probably stay in power for ever.
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Whatever it would take to satisfy those needs will have more staying power within the organization than your job does. 4.
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Most important, the party knows it must improve the country's living standards if it is to stay in power .
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In track, only world record-holder Wang Junxia has had staying power since smashing world records in 1993. 16.
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Alternatively, of course, a Conservative Government may stay in power , with, or without, the same Prime Minister.
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One of the criteria for inclusion is staying power .
use
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People who care about the environment should use their power as citizens to bring the corporations and politicians to account.
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I now feel that people who have power should use that power to help others.
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Aphrodite using her power chiefly to ensnare and betray.
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Donors now have economic control; they will always be tempted to use the power that this control brings.
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Those groups, in turn, used violence and state power to protect their position.
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And yet advocacy often feels like the only effective thing I can do. Use my so-called power to effect change.
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The railroads were regulated to prevent the owners from using their monopoly power to reduce the incomes of their middle-class customers.
wield
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But in doing this they do not wield a power which is independent of the class struggle.
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They are permitted to wield as much power as their parents, or more.
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Thus high office remains accessible to a relatively wide range of royal kin and commoners wield significant power over the succession.
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Though the central banks wield enormous power , we should not overstate their ability to shape the economy in the long run.
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Now a generation of southern Republicans, brought up resenting the interfering ways of the federal government, is wielding disproportionate power .
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Moreover, the actual spending will be tilted toward groups that wield the most political power .
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In the dream, the baby wields incredible power .
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The question is how the sheik plans to wield that power , and to what end.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bargaining position/power
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By tilting bargaining power towards labour, it encouraged big pay claims.
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In a competitive market the bargaining power of the owner of a particular commodity is limited.
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Naturally this bargaining power was not constant.
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Such a state of affairs provides the seller with a unique opportunity to exploit the relatively weak bargaining position of the investor.
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The United States seemed to be withholding its signature to achieve increased bargaining power.
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Western bargaining power had been eliminated.
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With the conference at last on the calendar, the various countries began preparatory activities to enhance their bargaining positions.
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Yet the desire for protection and security and some measure of equality in bargaining power would not down.
be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc
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By the 1860's, when he was at the height of his fame, tragedy struck as he took increasingly to drink.
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However, in 1985 he was at the height of his fame as a novelist.
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Outwardly, the Cowboys appear to be at the height of their powers.
break sb's power
corridors of power
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Military strategists plotted war scenarios in their air-conditioned corridors of power.
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Equally, who is fighting our case in the corridors of power?
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Her path led from the humblest corner of Houston to the corridors of power.
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His laziness became a legend in the corridors of power.
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If a Spencer never quite reached the commanding heights, they certainly walked confidently along the corridors of power.
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It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.
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Parke doesn't deny it, noting a shift from protesting outside bases towards well-mannered lobbying in the corridors of power.
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The sound of resolutely clicking heels in the corridors of power have been silenced.
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This gave her the entrée into many whispering galleries of politics and the drawing-rooms if not the corridors of power.
power-hungry/news-hungry etc
power-mad/money-mad/sex-mad etc
raise 2/4/10 etc to the power of 2/3/4 etc
reassert your authority/power/control
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For the next year the Republican government was obliged to struggle to reassert its authority.
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Governments will reassert their control over corporations when people reassert their control over governments.
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Historians are divided into two viewpoints about the Tsars ability to reassert his power and avoid revolution.They are the optimists and pessimists.
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Louis the Pious, taking Charles with him, moved quickly to reassert his control.
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The battered Premier was today desperately trying to reassert his authority after Mr Lamont's devastating attack.
restore sb to power/the throne
seat of government/power
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Ancient Rome was the seat of power, magnificence and corruption, the obvious object of love, envy, hatred.
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Blacks are now in, or close to, the seats of power.
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But a number of individuals, often close to the seat of government, became very rich.
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But now, as White House incumbent presiding over the seat of government, he is the ultimate political insider.
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Capital: Amsterdam; seat of government: The Hague.
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It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.
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Originally this symbolic seat of power contained holy relics.
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Several years of proximity to the throne had given the Jesuits access to the seat of power.
transfer of power
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the smooth transfer of power in Hong Kong
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Among his many far-reaching reforms, Gorbachev effected a transfer of power from Communist Party to executive presidency.
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Certainly a confused transition is to be expected, since the country has no real mechanisms for a transfer of power.
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Differences rapidly emerged, with Sigua and Iosseliani disagreeing over the time-scale for the transfer of power to a civilian government.
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It is obvious that this transfer of power will have a real effect on teachers in schools.
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The transfer of power from Ortega to Chamorro was an inspiring moment.
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The series of grants which implemented this transfer of power began on 15 May.
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Within the inner chambers of the House, the transfer of power has already begun.
transfer power/responsibility/control (to sb)
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In order to transfer control to a new sequence of instructions, a new value must be deposited in the program counter.
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Managers are frequently willing to transfer responsibility for performing certain tasks, particularly under supervision.
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Pairs of jump instructions were provided to transfer control to the left- or right-hand instruction of a specified store location.
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The innovation of transferring responsibility to an indigenous anti-Communist corps had been started too late.
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They also achieve another prime objective of Conservative Governments, which is to transfer power from the state to the people.
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Yet he is ahead of many heavily funded university labs in attempting to transfer control from humans to machines.
vote sb into/out of power/office/parliament etc
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Four of the five who voted him out of office either refused to discuss the removal or did not return phone calls.
wield power/influence/authority etc
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A close adviser of the dead King, he now wields power because of that King's death.
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But more characteristic was the visible manipulation of supernatural power by men and women who wielded authority.
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Conservatism went into relative eclipse. while Labour under Clement Attlee was able to wield influence in the coalition government.
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Curtiss draws a picture of a sensual, self-serving middle-aged woman who wields power as well as influence.
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In allowing authority figures to wield power over us indiscriminately, we surrender our rights to choose to take responsibility.
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Others were content to wield power in the party machines rather than in the public eye.
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They weren't out to impress or wield power.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a power source
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A power struggle developed between the president and the generals.
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A dynamometer is used to measure muscle power .
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China has threatened to use its veto power in the Security Council.
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Do you think the police have too much power ?
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Doctors cannot explain why some people lack the power to fight off the disease.
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France was the only European power not to sign the treaty.
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Germany's strong industrial base has helped maintain its status as a major world power .
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He was motivated by greed, envy, and the lust for power .
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Iran is a major power in the Persian Gulf region.
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It sounds like you've got a lot of power at work.
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Mike had tremendous power in his forearms.
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Only Parliament has the power to make new laws.
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She claims to have psychic powers.
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She liked the feeling of power that gang membership gave her.
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She was so surprised that for a few seconds she lost the power of speech.
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The big Hollywood studios have a lot of power over what kind of films get made.
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the enormous economic power of the United States
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The ostrich is a bird that no longer has the power of flight.
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The western powers hardly knew how to react to this threat.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And kings, in particular, have both the incentive and the power to achieve their wishes.
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But women earn only about three-fourths of the incomes earned by men, who still dominate the boardrooms and political power centers.
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Displaced from power , he had to toil in a humble farmhouse outside Florence.
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Not withstanding this limitation, the powers contained in the section do not restrict any other express or implied rights of action.
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Of much greater practical significance, and by no means obsolete, is the power to punish for contempt.
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There are various power conservancy options like three levels of screen brightness, and variable times for screen and disk power-down.
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This was done by widening the participation in the exercise of political power .
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Yet there was an opening for Rice if he carefully adapted his power strategies to the political situation.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
forward
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She surfaced beneath the canopy, dived again and powered forward until she could see clear water above.
up
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Jazz was still powering up and down, deaf to Nails's pleas.
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Save this task until the system unit is re-assembled and powered up .
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I powered up gradually, settling into an easy, long-paced stride that got my lungs working properly and readied my legs.
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A fourth slider takes care of volume and a status light shows when the circuit is powered up .
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His code was no problem; hadn't she seen it enough times anyway when he powered up the network?
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We also hired a speedboat in Ipsos and powered up the coast for a beautiful view.
■ NOUN
battery
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It fitted into a briefcase, and being battery powered was more deserving of the term portable.
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While submerged, batteries power an electric motor that drives the propeller.
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The heavier the motors, the bigger the batteries needed to power it.
car
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Noise levels are exceptionally low for engines that are, after all, fairly small for powering such cars .
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Each unit will have two powered driving cars equipped with three-phase motors and a centre trailer.
engine
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Making the engine that powered Williams to the Formula 1 constructors' championship can't be bad for business, either.
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Mr Kamen is also known to have done research into a novel kind of engine that might power such a device.
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First one engine powered inflatable was heard to leave the shore in the direction of Guiding Lights.
mill
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Both have powered mills , but the Carrant Brook was much more heavily utilised.
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Further upstream towards Brockworth, the brook also powered a corn mill , but of Brockworth Mill there is now little trace.
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This formerly powered a number of mills , involved in some way with the cloth trade.
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This powered a mill at Ruspidge near Cinderford.
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The Blackpool Brook also powered the old mill at Nibley.
motor
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The supply also had to power some huge electric motors , and some of these were constantly switching in and out.
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While submerged, batteries power an electric motor that drives the propeller.
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Both the projector and the turntable were powered by the same motor to ensure they ran at the same speed.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bargaining position/power
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By tilting bargaining power towards labour, it encouraged big pay claims.
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In a competitive market the bargaining power of the owner of a particular commodity is limited.
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Naturally this bargaining power was not constant.
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Such a state of affairs provides the seller with a unique opportunity to exploit the relatively weak bargaining position of the investor.
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The United States seemed to be withholding its signature to achieve increased bargaining power.
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Western bargaining power had been eliminated.
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With the conference at last on the calendar, the various countries began preparatory activities to enhance their bargaining positions.
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Yet the desire for protection and security and some measure of equality in bargaining power would not down.
be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc
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By the 1860's, when he was at the height of his fame, tragedy struck as he took increasingly to drink.
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However, in 1985 he was at the height of his fame as a novelist.
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Outwardly, the Cowboys appear to be at the height of their powers.
corridors of power
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Military strategists plotted war scenarios in their air-conditioned corridors of power.
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Equally, who is fighting our case in the corridors of power?
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Her path led from the humblest corner of Houston to the corridors of power.
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His laziness became a legend in the corridors of power.
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If a Spencer never quite reached the commanding heights, they certainly walked confidently along the corridors of power.
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It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.
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Parke doesn't deny it, noting a shift from protesting outside bases towards well-mannered lobbying in the corridors of power.
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The sound of resolutely clicking heels in the corridors of power have been silenced.
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This gave her the entrée into many whispering galleries of politics and the drawing-rooms if not the corridors of power.
power-hungry/news-hungry etc
power-mad/money-mad/sex-mad etc
seat of government/power
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Ancient Rome was the seat of power, magnificence and corruption, the obvious object of love, envy, hatred.
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Blacks are now in, or close to, the seats of power.
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But a number of individuals, often close to the seat of government, became very rich.
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But now, as White House incumbent presiding over the seat of government, he is the ultimate political insider.
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Capital: Amsterdam; seat of government: The Hague.
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It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.
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Originally this symbolic seat of power contained holy relics.
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Several years of proximity to the throne had given the Jesuits access to the seat of power.
transfer of power
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the smooth transfer of power in Hong Kong
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Among his many far-reaching reforms, Gorbachev effected a transfer of power from Communist Party to executive presidency.
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Certainly a confused transition is to be expected, since the country has no real mechanisms for a transfer of power.
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Differences rapidly emerged, with Sigua and Iosseliani disagreeing over the time-scale for the transfer of power to a civilian government.
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It is obvious that this transfer of power will have a real effect on teachers in schools.
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The transfer of power from Ortega to Chamorro was an inspiring moment.
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The series of grants which implemented this transfer of power began on 15 May.
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Within the inner chambers of the House, the transfer of power has already begun.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Most chain saws are powered by two-cycle gasoline engines.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Undergravel filtration is powered by two Aquaclear 402 powerheads.
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Yet breaking the endless cycle of global poverty that powers these wars is achievable, Mr Annan says.
III. adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bargaining position/power
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By tilting bargaining power towards labour, it encouraged big pay claims.
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In a competitive market the bargaining power of the owner of a particular commodity is limited.
▪
Naturally this bargaining power was not constant.
▪
Such a state of affairs provides the seller with a unique opportunity to exploit the relatively weak bargaining position of the investor.
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The United States seemed to be withholding its signature to achieve increased bargaining power.
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Western bargaining power had been eliminated.
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With the conference at last on the calendar, the various countries began preparatory activities to enhance their bargaining positions.
▪
Yet the desire for protection and security and some measure of equality in bargaining power would not down.
be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc
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By the 1860's, when he was at the height of his fame, tragedy struck as he took increasingly to drink.
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However, in 1985 he was at the height of his fame as a novelist.
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Outwardly, the Cowboys appear to be at the height of their powers.
break sb's power
corridors of power
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Military strategists plotted war scenarios in their air-conditioned corridors of power.
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Equally, who is fighting our case in the corridors of power?
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Her path led from the humblest corner of Houston to the corridors of power.
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His laziness became a legend in the corridors of power.
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If a Spencer never quite reached the commanding heights, they certainly walked confidently along the corridors of power.
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It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.
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Parke doesn't deny it, noting a shift from protesting outside bases towards well-mannered lobbying in the corridors of power.
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The sound of resolutely clicking heels in the corridors of power have been silenced.
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This gave her the entrée into many whispering galleries of politics and the drawing-rooms if not the corridors of power.
raise 2/4/10 etc to the power of 2/3/4 etc
reassert your authority/power/control
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For the next year the Republican government was obliged to struggle to reassert its authority.
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Governments will reassert their control over corporations when people reassert their control over governments.
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Historians are divided into two viewpoints about the Tsars ability to reassert his power and avoid revolution.They are the optimists and pessimists.
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Louis the Pious, taking Charles with him, moved quickly to reassert his control.
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The battered Premier was today desperately trying to reassert his authority after Mr Lamont's devastating attack.
restore sb to power/the throne
seat of government/power
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Ancient Rome was the seat of power, magnificence and corruption, the obvious object of love, envy, hatred.
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Blacks are now in, or close to, the seats of power.
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But a number of individuals, often close to the seat of government, became very rich.
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But now, as White House incumbent presiding over the seat of government, he is the ultimate political insider.
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Capital: Amsterdam; seat of government: The Hague.
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It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.
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Originally this symbolic seat of power contained holy relics.
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Several years of proximity to the throne had given the Jesuits access to the seat of power.
transfer of power
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the smooth transfer of power in Hong Kong
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Among his many far-reaching reforms, Gorbachev effected a transfer of power from Communist Party to executive presidency.
▪
Certainly a confused transition is to be expected, since the country has no real mechanisms for a transfer of power.
▪
Differences rapidly emerged, with Sigua and Iosseliani disagreeing over the time-scale for the transfer of power to a civilian government.
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It is obvious that this transfer of power will have a real effect on teachers in schools.
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The transfer of power from Ortega to Chamorro was an inspiring moment.
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The series of grants which implemented this transfer of power began on 15 May.
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Within the inner chambers of the House, the transfer of power has already begun.
transfer power/responsibility/control (to sb)
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In order to transfer control to a new sequence of instructions, a new value must be deposited in the program counter.
▪
Managers are frequently willing to transfer responsibility for performing certain tasks, particularly under supervision.
▪
Pairs of jump instructions were provided to transfer control to the left- or right-hand instruction of a specified store location.
▪
The innovation of transferring responsibility to an indigenous anti-Communist corps had been started too late.
▪
They also achieve another prime objective of Conservative Governments, which is to transfer power from the state to the people.
▪
Yet he is ahead of many heavily funded university labs in attempting to transfer control from humans to machines.
vote sb into/out of power/office/parliament etc
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Four of the five who voted him out of office either refused to discuss the removal or did not return phone calls.
wield power/influence/authority etc
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A close adviser of the dead King, he now wields power because of that King's death.
▪
But more characteristic was the visible manipulation of supernatural power by men and women who wielded authority.
▪
Conservatism went into relative eclipse. while Labour under Clement Attlee was able to wield influence in the coalition government.
▪
Curtiss draws a picture of a sensual, self-serving middle-aged woman who wields power as well as influence.
▪
In allowing authority figures to wield power over us indiscriminately, we surrender our rights to choose to take responsibility.
▪
Others were content to wield power in the party machines rather than in the public eye.
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They weren't out to impress or wield power.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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power steering
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Does this car have power windows?