Sheikh Hasina has used this mandate to consolidate power and hound her enemies, real and imagined.
Sadr may have returned at this time to consolidate power over his militia, which is reported to be splintering.
As a result, Chancellor Schroeder tried to consolidate power in the midst of internal struggles within his own party due to reform under Agenda 2010.
"That success, however, has also resulted in smaller, fractured organizations that have violently attempted to consolidate their power, " the report says.
The common wisdom in Ukraine suggests that, if Ms Tymoshenko wins the election, she will consolidate her power, undermine the opposition and micromanage the government.
If its plan succeeds, the party will consolidate its power next year before Germany's federal election in 2009, after which Mr Huber may go to Berlin as finance minister.
Both Putin and Chavez understand this better than anyone, for it is these very tactics that allow them to consolidate and maintain power at home while projecting power abroad.
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Because of the power they consolidate, they easily reach critical mass and so avoid the Catch-22 of having to persuade sellers to join when buyers are scarce.
As distributors and retailers consolidate and enhance their buying power, Cooper needs a broad product line in a few carefully selected areas to protect itself against pricing pressure.
Some strong stocks continue to power ahead as others consolidate and wait their turn.
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If Chavez continues in power, he will consolidate his regime to the point where it will survive his death.
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But even if the AKP's rise to power was eminently predictable, its ability to consolidate its control over just about every organ of governance in Turkey as well as what was once a thriving free press, and change completely Turkey's strategic posture in just seven years was far from inevitable.
Not because they necessarily want to run ACOs, but because they want to consolidate local physicians to secure monopoly-like positions that give them bargaining power.
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They can either consolidate in order to gain new brands, cut costs and increase their bargaining power.
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