in one's power
Example Sentences
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One can only promise what is in one's power," urged Richard; "your daughter's heart is not yours to give.
From Bred in the Bone by Payn, James
When one falls into distress, one should raise one's self by all means in one's power, mild or stern; and after such rise, when competent, one should practise righteousness.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
But, to be insulted and defied by a rebel in one's power, what prince can bear that?
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 by Richardson, Samuel
Overmaster, ō-vėr-mas′tėr, v.t. to subdue, to govern: to get and keep in one's power.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
And, as they said, many other things may be classed as good if it is in one's power to use them either well or ill.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
