Powers
Meanings and phrases
Central Powers
- in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
- the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe; SHAPE
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- Piracy and attacks from hostile foreign powers were a constant threat.
- Struggles in the region lead to Persian antagonism to both foreign powers.
- The Nemuro Peninsula has become occupied by foreign powers during the various wars.
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- This provides some measure of separation of powers.
- This militates against the separation of powers.
- Enjoying self-rule, they practiced separation of powers.
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- Therefore, he is gifted with extreme magical powers.
- The stone is believed to have magical powers.
- This made Marcia realize that he had extreme magical powers.
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- Some types of cloth were imbued with supernatural powers.
- He seems to exhibit supernatural powers.
- Strangers have crashed on an island with supernatural powers.
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- Spain and Britain were the only colonial powers left.
- She had been removed by the French colonial powers in 1897.
- Second, all the colonial powers were significantly weakened by World War II.
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- Among the region's great powers, Edom was held in low regard.
- This caused the pope to be recognized by all the great powers.
- Then, God sent a man in his androgynous body, endowed him with great powers.
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- He retained the ability to exercise executive powers on his own initiative alone.
- However, it is the Commission that currently holds executive powers over the European Union.
- The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers.
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- (Saruman did acquire another staff, but it had no special powers.)
- TRIDY has special powers that he uses to help BONZZO when he is in trouble.
- Twins were considered divinities, having special powers over rain and crops.
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- As a successor body, the EHRC's new powers are not dramatic.
- After adjusting to her new powers, Himeno is able to defeat the larva.
- The Police were given new powers to question people about their immigration status.
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- When Sisko gets home, he seems to have psychic powers.
- Bella has a human ability that shielded her from psychic powers.
- While he is trying to escape, he discovers he has psychic powers.
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- She has a number of other powers, some of which she has demonstrated.
- For the next quarter century, Poland was often a pawn in Russia's campaigns against other powers.
- The Parliament also has other powers of general supervision, mainly granted by the Maastricht Treaty.
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- The Shura Council's legislative powers were limited.
- The Estates of Aruba has legislative powers.
- The two legislative powers of the OLP are directives and regulations.
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- Britain and Austria were the only major powers to remain at war with France.
- Baku's growing importance as a major energy hub remained in sight of the major powers.
- Austria-Hungary was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time.
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- Seth Voelker possesses no actual superhuman powers.
- Currently, North possesses no superhuman powers.
- Rachel Leighton is an athletic woman with no superhuman powers.
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- Stratton suggested music had healing powers.
- It has been reputed to be the fountain of youth sought by Ponce de Leon with healing powers.
- An ancient well at Llanbedr-y-Cennin, ‘’ (‘Peter’s Well’) was believed to have healing powers.
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- These are augmented by two locally engaged Special Members who have police powers.
- They go through basic training and have [sometimes limited] police powers while on duty.
- The Australian Federal Police can appoint Special Members who do not have full police powers.
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- The Caledonian Railway was permitted to retain running powers.
- The A&GR would have running powers over the section of the B&GlosR to reach the collieries.
- Parliament had granted the NBR running powers over large parts of the northern section of the Caledonian Railway, in order to encourage competition.
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- McDowell, though, insisted that the inquiry would have full powers.
- The date of starting up the disputative full powers: November 27, 2014.
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- Being Zeus' favorite children, they were given more powers and duties.
- Provision was made for the division of powers and duties between the federal and territorial governments.
- The body has its powers and duties according to the Regimental Structure approved by Decree 7.9744, April 1, 2013.
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- Other foreign powers such as the United States were also considering the possibility of annexing Fiji.
- After 1700 British continental policy was to contain expansion by competing powers such as France and Spain.
- Similar to the rest of Latin America, Saint-Domingue was built up by Roman Catholic European powers such as the Spanish and the French.
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- It is revealed that the Sentry and the Void have the same powers as Molecule Man.
- A New York agency has many of the same powers as a branch, except in the case of deposits.
- She has almost the same powers in the matters of the guest house as her husband, but she scarcely uses them.
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- Reverend Jondular (William L. Baker) is a witch doctor who helps Spanner use his powers.
- He attempted to use his powers for evil, but was stopped by Connor Hawke, the second Green Arrow.
- Kistur asked Little Sky to join the gang so they could use his powers to plunder other dimensions.
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- They have limited powers, authorised by the Garda Commissioner.
- In some areas, the appellate court has limited powers of review.
- These are governed by the member municipalities and have only limited powers.
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- Demogoblin is a demonic being, with numerous supernatural powers granted by magic.
- In turn, taking advantage of broad rulemaking powers granted in , the Department simply adopted the entire MUTCD by reference at .
- The federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction, meaning that they only exercise powers granted to them by the Constitution and federal laws.
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- This is the most times he uses his powers in the movies.
- He uses his powers to get revenge on Caulder and his Doom Patrol.
- He uses his powers to spread falsehoods to provoke humanity into conflict and war.
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- He was a monster for size—a perfect whale of a saurian, gray in color—and by all the powers, he was a genuine crocodile!
- The Vice President, in the performance of his duties, has all the powers that the Constitution confers on the President of the Republic.
- Spider-Woman has all the powers of Spider-Man (superhuman strength, speed, and agility, the ability to stick to surfaces and a spider-sense that warns them of danger).
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- There was no provision for local emergency powers.
- All emergency powers were retained by the Governor.
- The Council was provided emergency powers in the event of enemy attack.
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- They do not constitute a court as they do not have judicial powers.
- This gave him important judicial powers along with his executive and legislative ones.
- Cuba's judicial powers and courts remained legally based on the codes of the Spanish government.
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- Westminster has the powers and functions of a London borough council.
- The local authority derives its powers and functions from the London Government Act 1963 and subsequent legislation.
- 192 and Administrative Code of 1987 have set the objectives which will serve as the bases for policy formation, and have defined the powers and functions of the DENR.
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- However, he does not classify any of these states as world powers.
- From now on, visions haunt her, and the secondary world powers are after her.
- International radio broadcasting came into wide-ranging use by world powers seeking cultural integration of their empires.
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- Nevertheless, it was a recognition of the political powers of the Lithuanian nobles.
- The lawful, civil, and political powers of the citizen of UPR starts from 20 years of age.
- These political powers are said to be influenced by Satan and his demons in opposition to God's kingdom.
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- The constitution defined a division of powers between the central government and the provinces.
- Constitutions vary extensively as to the degree of separation of powers between these branches.
- Ashevak's work, "Coming and Going of the Shaman" (1973) represents the transformation of powers between two "angakuit".
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- They are the ordinary family with extraordinary powers!
- In the 1990s, He Zuoxiu was particularly active in his criticism of "extraordinary powers."
- He carried with him a decree from Toledo dated November 4, 1525 granting him the extraordinary powers.
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- Dinara frees him by her magic powers from his love sufferings.
- He produced gold in the king's treasury using his magic powers.
- They encounter a strange man, who turns out to have magic powers.
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- The western powers were allied with the Soviet Union.
- In the 19th century the empire was internally restive and externally threatened by western powers.
- Subsequent military defeats and unequal treaties with other western powers continued even after the fall of the Qing dynasty.
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- Nature seems to have done more for his corporeal than mental powers.
- Magneto brings her to Xavier and asks him to use his mental powers to help her.
- Xavier uses his mental powers to break her out of her catatonia and the two fall in love.
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- The Nemuro Peninsula has become occupied by foreign powers during the various wars.
- The president has vast powers in creating and dissolving state powers during times of emergency.
- Some of the tunes...do not look all that promising but Sassy was near the peak of her powers during this era.
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- Being Zeus' favorite children, they were given more powers and duties.
- Exponentiation by squaring may also be used to calculate the product of 2 or more powers.
- Eventually the British government granted Australians more and more powers to govern themselves.
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- These are all powers of two, and furthermore are small multiples of 2, or 1024.
- EU member states retain all powers not explicitly handed to the European Union.
- The Act devolves all powers except over matter it specifies as reserved matters.
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- The Regulators were also given additional powers beyond the ability to arrest and hold suspects.
- The Government of India also contemplates conferring additional powers under the Customs Act of 1962.
- There were also some troubles in Dacia Inferior which required the granting of additional powers to the procurator governor and the dispatch of additional soldiers to the province.
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- In religious Taoism, Lao Tsu is venerated as a saint with his own powers.
- The true Gog removes his powers from Williams, killing him, and reclaiming all of his own powers.
- Austen puts her readers in a position where they have to exercise their own powers of observation and judgement.
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- A pilot develops super powers after being struck by lightning.
- This gives Lois super powers after she reaches her adopted world.
- Vas has said that Mishti's "smarts are like her super powers, she's very savvy."
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- Israel shall continue to exercise powers and responsibilities not so transferred.
- The PA temporarily executed some powers and responsibilities until the establishment of the Council.
- Until 1996 councillors shadowed the regional and district councils and planned for the transfer of powers and responsibilities.