be in the power of
Example Sentences
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If we continue to do thus, it will not be in the power of the execrable junto to prevent us from having a safe and honorable peace next winter.
From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by James Wharton
All three laughed, and George shuddered as he realized what it meant to be in the power of such creatures.
From Under the Rebel's Reign by Charles Neufeld
I felt I had by my own foolishness lost my love and again allowed her to be in the power of my enemies.
From The Birthright by Joseph Hocking
Each new time that we come in contact with the Word, it must be in the power of the Spirit for that specific occasion.
From The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit by R. A. (Reuben Archer) Torrey
The question was already raised in England whether for the future it was to be in the power of the King and his ministers, or in the authority of Parliament.
From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Leopold von Ranke
