be in the power of
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It will at any time be in the power of the smallest state, by interdicting their own judiciary, to defeat the measures, defraud the revenue, and annul the most sacred laws of the whole empire.
From Essays on the Constitution of the United States by Ford, Paul Leicester
Whether it may be in the power of Congress to adopt any measures which can in any manner counteract the design of the enemy is submitted to their wisdom.
From Patrick Henry by Tyler, Moses Coit
Believe me, Olivia, I am most anxious to secure your happiness: allow me to believe that this will be in the power of Yours sincerely, F. L——.
From Leonora by Edgeworth, Maria
If I am right here, the patriarch would be in the power of his women, much more surely than they would be in his power.
From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
It would not be in the power of the inspired to give satisfactory evidence of that fact to anybody else.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Ingersoll, Robert Green
