be in the power of
Example Sentences
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It seems almost incredible that I should be in the power of such a small child.
From Girls of the Forest by Meade, L. T.
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)
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 Wharton, James
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
In a word, it would be in the power of such a force, or combination and opposition of forces, to turn the earth again to its original chaos.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
