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Examples:imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)—separation of powers for checks and balances—treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers—rhinoceros horn, reputed confer telepathic powers—Bretton woods conference in 1944 of allied powers, regulating world exchange rates and setting up IMF and world bank—entente (i.e. Western powers allied China in WW1)—invade China (referring to 19th century imperialist powers and Japan)—the Great Powers (history)—Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)—reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers Yuan Shikai in 1913—fig. have used up one's creative powers—revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas—imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)—a being of formidable powers—separation (of powers etc)—pander to foreign powers—call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers—ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power—lit. inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country—lit. inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power—accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed—universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy—displaying awesome power and momentum at the outset—Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies—fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)—a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); use one's position to bully others—person or state having great power and influence—long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation—operator (of a power station, transport network etc)—lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power bully and exploit people—coil spring (spiral spring used power clockwork)—substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior—protocol of Beijing of 1901 ending the Eight-power allied force intervention after the Boxer uprising—volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)—centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party—by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc—person in power taking the capitalist road, a political label often pinned on cadres by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution— |