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If it does not control the state, the capitalist class wields a tremendous amount of influence over the state.

In other words, Mrs. S. Governance wields the insignia of power, at least concerning the corporations' SOA.

The king has no power, but is greatly revered and wields enormous moral authority.

They combine into a powerful sword that empowers the one who wields it with awesome strength and destructive energy.

From his home in the distant Indian hill town of Dharamsala, he wields enormous influence over Tawang.

And blame is just another way of excusing yourself from being responsible. But this denial still wields its own creative power.

China wields great influence among developing countries and is often regarded as the de facto leader.

Not everyone in government finds it acceptable that the Fed wields so much power and privilege in secrecy.

Whoever wields this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.

The central administration wields tight control. Curricula are simultaneously undemanding and rigid.

Our allies are now to be found in every country, and it is an organisation that now wields immense power.

Today, Wal-Mart wields so much power that a company's survival may depend on landing a deal with the retailer.

Olaf has many favorable traits: He wields two big axes, a long beard, and a belt buckle with much girth.

"Crazy Stone" screenwriter ZhangCheng this time "the promotion" is the direct, wields the entire movie.

s vocal opposition to the referendum is being seen in Taiwan as more evidence of the influence China now wields.

China is the leading trading partner and investor in Myanmar and Cambodia, where it wields considerable political clout.

Meanwhile, as the largest shareholder in many of the country's listed companies, NPS wields a huge clout at domestic market.

The old city Chang Ling savings bank is robbed, after the highway robber wields the gun company to kill seven people, makes a getaway.

A celebrity photo shoot in which the pretentious photographer wields a cheesy cell-phone camera?

Whenever the boss wields a big stick, productivity actually falls because people resent it so much.

And he wields the tooth of a venomous snake.

She wields two languages in her office.

It is, quite simply, frightening to think that a movement this deranged wields so much political power.

Microsoft: It is not hard to imagine the worst-case scenario if Microsoft wields its power.

She once was a duelist, and wields her sword with mortal precision.

The priest caste wields considerable power in this rigidly theocratic society.

The OrienSworder gains an additional attack per round when he wields a sword(any type).

A great king and sorcerer he was of old, and now he wields a deadly fear.

Hoped: Wields magnificence which sprinkles falls in torrent.

Mutual dependence is strength for those who wields it well, not a weakness.

Hip hop exists today as the loudest voice representing Black culture, and as Katt Williams described, the industry wields a lot of power.

According to Leo Van Houtven, a former secretary of the IMF, a director's influence depends on more than the votes he wields.

You are sovereign only at home; abroad, someone else wields the power.

Syria wields enormous influence over Lebanon's politics, and Mikati is a personal friend of Assad.

Death: This power. . . I offer to the king who wields the Crimson Stone!

Siva, Her mighty Husband, who wields the fearful trident.

Public complaint or defiance against government policy are unusual in China, precisely because the state wields so much economic power.

The "minister mentor" wields a big carrot and a big stick.

The union has a membership of three, but in post-September 11 America it wields symbolic clout.

Who wields the supreme power in that country?

The boy wields the wooden stick at random, and it turns out that he wants to act like Sun Wukong.

But the government still wields important instruments of control.

It is said that he who wields Akujiki, wields absolute power.

That woman wields a lot of influence.

He wields power to change the world- or destroy it.

She wields a lot of power in the government.

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