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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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McClardy's power base is among working-class Catholics.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But middle-class flight destroys a school system because when middle-class parents flee, so does the power base .
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Politicians who have their power base in these areas, including several presidential candidates, are also implicated.
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Providing information that reduces uncertainty is a second way a department can increase its power base .
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The Conservatives suffered the biggest reversal of fortunes, losing two seats in their North Down power base .