be in the power of

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Bloody Jim little thought when he made his boast that he would be in the power of the constable before night, but so it was.

From Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier by Cornelius, M. A.

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straightforwardness are.

From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly

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

It ought not to be in the power of Congress, either by treaty or otherwise, to alienate part of any state without the consent of the legislature. 2d.

From Essays on the Constitution of the United States by Ford, Paul Leicester

And what is most important of all is, that, although some things may be in our power, yet they will not be in the power of that man who assents to nothing.

From The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero by Yonge, Charles Duke