be in the power of
Example Sentences
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This may not be in the power of every body; casts, however, may be frequently obtained from the best statues; and many of the finest works of painting are rendered familiar to us by engravings.
From Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress by Merrifield, Mary Philadelphia
It ought to be in the power of no man to arrive at such a decision.
From Freehold Land Societies Their History, Present Position, and Claims by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
This objection is valid, whether the depravity is supposed to be in the power of willing, or in the acts of the will.
From Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Fisk, Wilbur
Every one felt that it would be better to be in the power of a lawyer than of Bideabout.
From The Broom-Squire by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
It could hardly be in the power of any man, he thought, to be much in her company and not have longings for still closer acquaintance and companionship—and such things were not for him.
From White Fire by Oxenham, John
