But as regards the warlike, that is to say dynastic, interest of an Imperial government the case stands somewhat different. From Wordnik.com. [An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation] Reference
Generally, any effort at this kind of dynastic construct is met with easy ridicule. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets of His Succession] Reference
There is also a kind of dynastic trust that is not based on family: the long-term charitable trust. From Wordnik.com. [A History of American Law] Reference
It's because spirituality, like music, is something that can pass through families in this "dynastic" sense. From Wordnik.com. [Talent Dynasties] Reference
The victory of Hansen, some local media outlets said, was a "dynastic" upset. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
He had precisely the same kind of dynastic idea, you know, that you fellows have. From Wordnik.com. [The Market-Place] Reference
The "dynastic" run of the late 90's allowed us to witness a team build, grow, achieve. From Wordnik.com. [WasWatching.com] Reference
I agree that the kneejerk reflex in some circles (especially Dailykos) against "dynastic" or. From Wordnik.com. [Swing State Project] Reference
Indeed, no strain in American politics is so dynastic. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of the Neocons] Reference
Some pharaohs were black, including the dynastic founders. From Wordnik.com. [African Dream] Reference
Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
During imperial times, dynastic rulers were expected to rule benignly. From Wordnik.com. [Apocalypse When] Reference
A now dynastic democracy has neglected public education and healthcare. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Lydon: Real India: A Historian's Cautions on "The Indian Century" (AUDIO)] Reference
"These women share dynastic origins and inherited political leadership.". From Wordnik.com. [Handing Down the Reins] Reference
Inheriting his mettle appears to justify a third-generation dynastic succession. From Wordnik.com. [North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way] Reference
In China, dynastic succession often goes down about as easily as undercooked pork. From Wordnik.com. [A New Emperor Ascendant?] Reference
Experts point to different reasons for the tenacity of dynastic politics in the subcontinent. From Wordnik.com. [Survival of dynasties in south Asia attests to the legacy of British rule] Reference
But the other lesson of Max Kennedy's departure is this: dynasties aren't so dynastic anymore. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: Are The Kennedys Still A Dynasty?] Reference
In the era of salary-cap parity, the draft is the only way a team can approach dynastic stature. From Wordnik.com. [NFL Draft Report: Silence is Golden!] Reference
Longland, or the parables of Bunyan, than in the formal records of battles and dynastic schemes. From Wordnik.com. [Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies] Reference
As has been said, there is a great similarity between this art and that of dynastic times in Egypt. From Wordnik.com. [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference
Street, and the founder of a dynastic line nearly as long and eminent as that of John Murray himself. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Again: Try not to think about how politics is a crass game of nepotism and dynastic favor-trading, okay?. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
America had revolted against George III and the House of Hanover, but the dynastic temptation lingered on. From Wordnik.com. [The Father of American Politics] Reference
Ultimately, of course, Egypt is Egypt, where the model of the pharaohs 'dynastic rule goes back 5,000 years. From Wordnik.com. [After the Pharaoh] Reference
Except not "up close" in the dynastic sense; Clinton, they say, is an accomplished senator and an independent woman. From Wordnik.com. [Not Really Feeling It] Reference
Another called Sonia the bearer of the "Nehru-Gandhi dynastic flag" and found "nothing commendable in her coalition.". From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Beauty and the Wonk] Reference
Mary says, "Well, chalk it up to the fact that politics is a crass game of nepotism and dynastic favor-trading, okay?". From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
He let loose on Egyptians the steady speculation that he had in mind dynastic succession, bequeathing a big country to his son. From Wordnik.com. [The Cop on the Banks of the Nile] Reference
Unsure of the applicability of that thinking in the United States, Clinton aides are leery of dynastic or restorationist appeals. From Wordnik.com. [Reckoning With Restoration] Reference
The election President Obama, a black man with no dynastic credentials, is regarded with awe, a tribute to genuine egalitarianism. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Doctoroff: How China Feels About America: Dangerous Love] Reference
In fact, eight of the newly elected were relatives of their predecessors, dynastic succession not being prohibited by the Charter. From Wordnik.com. [Henry J. Stern: Eleven Years A-Waiting] Reference
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