In our media age, these are the new powers-that-be. From Wordnik.com. [John W. Whitehead: Can You Really Get the "News" From Watching TV?] Reference
We got the powers-that-be blessing about doing that. From Wordnik.com. [grizmom Diary Entry] Reference
It's against the entrenched powers-that-be of his own party. From Wordnik.com. [On Private Conference Call, Hillary Urges Major Donors To Throw Weight Behind Obama] Reference
No word yet on whether any powers-that-be will address their complaints. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Digest: Right and 'Net Getting Over First Decade Jitters] Reference
It was just a matter of time until the powers-that-be would get to them. From Wordnik.com. [Russia Agrees To US Request To Shut Down AllofMP3.com] Reference
Choose what the powers-that-be say about it, or how offended they will be. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The powers-that-be in Washington had to launch the greatest bailout in history. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street Plays Uncle Sam Like A Fiddle In Matters Of Finance] Reference
The powers-that-be at Penn Station have tried to make amends to their customers. From Wordnik.com. [Beneath Their Stations] Reference
All the powers-that-be in Peoria were amused but gave him no chance of succeeding. From Wordnik.com. [Aaron Schock: HuffPost Readers Elect Republican Congressman "Hottest Freshman" (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)] Reference
"Best of all, Glenn delights in driving the self-proclaimed powers-that-be crazy.". From Wordnik.com. [Michael J.W. Stickings: Palin Hearts Beck] Reference
Not, I assume, the security services and not, I assume, the powers-that-be in Whitehall. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
He wonders what the powers-that-be thought when Vietnam first began to spin out of control. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Disaster In The Making] Reference
To capture working class votes, Obama doesn't need to cozy up to the powers-that-be a la DLC. From Wordnik.com. [Joan Williams: How Obama Can Win the Sam's Club Vote without Losing His Soul] Reference
I also heard some allegations about his wheeling-dealing with powers-that-be in the government. From Wordnik.com. [Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press] Reference
"Best of all, Glenn delights in driving the self-proclaimed powers-that-be crazy," Palin wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Palin: Glenn Beck 'An Inspiring Patriot' (TIME 100)] Reference
And since the powers-that-be canceled school before noon, the arcade and the grill were buzzing. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Brothers]
"Here, I guess, we're going to wait for the powers-that-be to judge us and give us our sentence.". From Wordnik.com. [The Raid on the Termites] Reference
If the writers could bring Walt back, I could forgive the powers-that-be for ending Michael's run. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Glatfelter: On Lost: "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham"] Reference
So how do the powers-that-be know that the parents are wrong when they have no accurate safety data?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Obviously we'll have to concoct a more effective method of getting into touch with the powers-that-be. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]
These areas were built for third class citizens, people whom the powers-that-be regarded as sub-humans. From Wordnik.com. [SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF "THE WORLD IN SOWETO"] Reference
And these powers-that-be begin to work to try to get state laws (which are very much easier to get passed). From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Eula McGill, September 5, 1976. Interview G-0040-2. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Well they certainly knew that the powers-that-be in the Democratic establishment didn't want them to count. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Calls Florida Primary: It's A Tie!] Reference
Richardson wouldn't be so obvious unless he knows the powers-that-be within the party are coalescing against them. From Wordnik.com. [Richardson Criticizes Hillary's "Red Phone" Ad Hitting Obama; Praises His Judgment] Reference
That's one point in the process when the powers-that-be can take a breather to allow for public oversight to happen. From Wordnik.com. [Tracking the Stimulus] Reference
And which of these powers-that-be are personally responsible for failing to have an accurate surveillance system in place?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
He would have rocked the boat in a big way, and the corporate powers-that-be decided to sink him while they had the chance. From Wordnik.com. [Iowa Poll: Edwards Sails, Vilsack Sinks] Reference
I'd even think the GOP powers-that-be - those with no connection to the Eagle Forum or Dobson, that is - would howl in horror. From Wordnik.com. [Palin Explains Why Alaska Experience Gives Her National Security Credentials] Reference
But while they continue to fight the powers-that-be on the Internet, very few libertarians are jumping on Crews' separatist boat. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian, or Just Bizarro?] Reference
Generations of locals had used these stones without much mishap, but the powers-that-be deigned to make them safer by realignment. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: North Derbyshire] Reference
And as much as I would look to believe the CBS, you know, powers-that-be are professionals that don ` t harbor personal biases. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2008] Reference
When pronouncements and actions against the powers-that-be meant persecution and even death, you dared to stand up to the tyrants. From Wordnik.com. [ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH] Reference
A sad performance for those whose role it is to represent the rights of their members vis-a-vis the powers-that-be and not vice versa. From Wordnik.com. [Yoani Sanchez: The Evil Master] Reference
Majorly into her as the Amanda Woodward of the undead, and cannot wait to see what the powers-that-be have planned for the Salvatore boys and the folks of Mystic Falls. From Wordnik.com. [Watercooler: The Vampire Diaries Returns With a Bite] Reference
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