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Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.
Mary Wortley Montagu

Meaning of "in one's power" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN ONE'S POWER

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN ONE'S POWER

in on
in one
in one ear and out the other
in one´s blood
in one´s cups
in one´s face
in one´s heart
in one´s mind´s eye
in one´s own back yard
in one´s own right
in one´s own time
in one´s pocket
in one´s right mind
in one´s shirtsleeves
in one´s stocking feet
in one´s tracks
in opposition
in order
in order that
in order to

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN ONE'S POWER

electrical power
empower
firepower
flower
flower power
girl power
green power
horsepower
hydroelectric power
hydropower
manpower
nuclear power
power
pulling power
purchasing power
solar power
spending power
superpower
thermal power
willpower
wind power

Synonyms and antonyms of in one's power in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «in one's power» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN ONE'S POWER

Find out the translation of in one's power to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

在一个人的力量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en el poder de uno
570 millions of speakers

English

in one´s power
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक के सत्ता में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في السلطة واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в своей власти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em poder da pessoa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক পকেটে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dans sa puissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dalam poket seseorang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

in einem Macht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分の力の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 전원 에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing sak kanthong
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

quyền lực của một người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு பாக்கெட்டில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याच्या खिशात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cebinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in proprio potere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w czyjejś mocy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

у своїй владі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în puterea cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στην εξουσία κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

in ´n mens se vermoë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

i ens makt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i ens makt
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN ONE'S POWER»

The term «in one's power» is regularly used and occupies the 65.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in one's power

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2 QUOTES WITH «IN ONE'S POWER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in one's power.
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Leon Foucault
The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily; and it is not in one's power to either hasten or slow it down.
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Mary Wortley Montagu
Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN ONE'S POWER»

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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
The land has its own harmony rich with shapes and with endlessly changing colors. in one's grasp within one's grasp in one's grasp - held in one's power; firmly controlled: President Nixon stated that we now had in our grasp a peace with ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... person In one's own right: By absolute and personal right, not through another * He emerged as a leader in his own right In one's own words: In one's own way * He was asked to tell the story in his own words In one's power: At one's mercy; ...
Shori, A K, 2010
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God, Foreknowledge, and Freedom
Or, not to take sides between Pike and his critics, in what sense of 'in one's power ' is Pike's argument the strongest? There would seem to be a clear answer to this question. We have distinguished the two concepts in terms of whether its being ...
John Martin Fischer, 1989
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The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza
crease one's power of acting and also with failing to strive to prevent a decrease in one's power of acting. The only restriction stemming from 3p6 is that one cannot strive to eliminate completely one's power of acting. So, even if each thing must ...
Don Garrett, 1996
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
Macht: alles tun/ versuchen/dransetzen/..., was in seiner Macht steht • Mittel: alle Mittel anwenden (um etw. zu erreichen/...) • Möglichstes: sein Möglichstes tun ( um etw. zu erreichen/...) to do everything in one's power/everyriüng one possibly  ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Handbook of Organizational Politics
For example, it has been proposed that the experience of positive emotions is associated with an increase in one's power and/or status, and the experience of negative emotions is associated with a decrease in one's power and/or ...
Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Amos Drory, 2006
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Fate, Time, and Language: An Essay on Free Will
But Taylor has, in effect, recommended that we add a meaning rule to those which already govern “in one's power," viz. the rule: if it is within one's power to bring about a situation then that situation occurs. And if we follow his recommendation ...
Steven M. Cahn, David Foster Wallace, Maureen Eckert, 2013
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The Art of Power: Machiavelli, Nietzsche, and the Making of ...
in one's power. This does not mean that Machiavelli does not see the benefits of cooperation or of a community. His republican thought evinces them. However, in The Prince Machiavelli is concerned with explicating the internal life of the ...
Diego A. von Vacano, 2007
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The Will and Human Action: From Antiquity to the Present Day
Antipater, head of the Stoic school from about 152 to 129 BC, has been named as a possible candidate.94 He described the goal of life as doing everything in one's power (kath' hauton) to achieve the natural objectives.95 So it is probably he ...
Thomas Pink, M.W.F. Stone, 2004
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Roget's Descriptive Word Finder
... hip: in one's power, as the wresder's overborne: crushed overwhelmed: crushed parasitical: living upon another prochnial: concerning kneeling or submission procrustean: concerning conformity or forcing submission stipendiary : receiving a ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN ONE'S POWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in one's power is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Nazi everyman: John Gray on Hitler's propaganda chief Joseph …
The joy of a type of communal solidarity that was based on hatred of minorities; the pleasure of having these minorities in one's power and ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Letter | Dylann Roof, alleged Charleston shooter, was taught to hate
... exoneration for repeatedly shooting a fleeing black man in the back; doing all in one's power to withhold healthcare from the disadvantaged; ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jun 15»
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The IDF Is Not Living Up To Its Code Of Ethics
But if for the IDF, doing “all in one's power to avoid causing harm to people who are not combatants,” means throwing leaflets from the air (as ... «The Jewish Week, May 15»
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When Does Int'l Humanitarian Law Call for Releasing Prisoners in …
The intention to use prisoners of war or civilians in one's power as a means of applying pressure on the adversary, for example, is not ... «Just Security, Apr 15»
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ChemChina chairman against Pirelli job cuts, pro Italian re-listing
It means that one must do everything in one's power to facilitate a marriage. We are hoping that all the pieces can come together for our ... «Tyrepress.com, Mar 15»
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Commentary: Sorry, but apologies do matter
A sincere apology doesn't stop at admitting, regretting, and explaining. To truly apologize, one must do everything in one's power to make it ... «Monroe Courier, Feb 15»
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The 10 Best Concerts In Houston This Weekend: Mary Sarah, David …
... but even we can appreciate the value of doing everything in one's power to stand out in a crowd. That's the nuts and bolts behind Platformit, ... «Houston Press, Sep 14»
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Should we pay ransom?
How could anyone not do anything in one's power to save that life? On the other hand, what would happen down the road if the government ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Sep 14»
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Whatever Francisco Trinaldo makes at UFC Fight Night 51, it's got to …
“It's necessary to do everything in one's power to win, in every fight, but I'm feeling pretty good. I trained very hard. I trained with emphasis on ... «MMAjunkie.com, Sep 14»
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Save the Ducks, Kill the People
How could it not be “normal” to do everything in one's power to save those ducks? After all, mustn't we do everything in our power to save, ... «American Thinker, Jun 14»

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