And their alumni continue to hold power in France, in government as well as in the boardroom.
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In an era of widespread, inexpensive communications, knowledge spreads way too fast for it to hold power for long.
The interim government took over last month and will hold power until a new government is formed after the vote.
The Basque branch of the People's Party, the conservatives who hold power in Madrid, showed an even sharper rise: to 16 seats, up from 11.
On Thursday, Lavrov appeared to join Brahimi's call for the revival of his peace plan, which called for the creation of a transitional government in Damascus to hold power until an election.
The only internal pressure on Mr Paisley may be his own party's ambition, and perhaps the desire at the age of 80 to hold power at last, even if it must be shared with the enemy.
Citizens elect their leaders, usually through the agency of a political party, and these leaders hold power for a limited period, before a further election is held to determine whether or not they should continue in office.
Torricelli, whose poll numbers plunged amid an ethics scandal, pulled out of the race Monday, saying he did not want to be responsible for Democrats losing control of the Senate, where they hold power by a single vote.
The wily Mr Muluzi has, however, used the change to tighten his hold on power.
It is people, average men and woman, who always hold the power and who can affect any change.
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The Concertacion has been put on notice that its hold on power may be drawing to a close.
Schulze, still the largest shareholder, is hoping to increase his ownership stake and hold more power on the board.
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Soon, hopes that Mr Khatami would challenge the conservative clerics who hold ultimate power in Iran turned to doubts.
His government's hold on power has been tenuous in recent months amid conflicts between members of the three-party coalition.
Competition to be speaker, and to hold such power, would become fierce.
The plane is the first in the world to use the lithium-ion batteries, which are lighter, hold more power and recharge more quickly.
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How can a legislative body--at the local, state, federal or international level--have any chance of passing workable legislation when single legislators hold veto power?
The plane is the first plane in the world to use the lithium-ion batteries, which are lighter, hold more power and recharge more quickly.
The Dreamliner 787 is the first plane in the world to use the lithium-ion batteries, which are lighter, hold more power and recharge more quickly.
The Dreamliner is the first plane in the world to use the lithium ion batteries, which are lighter, hold more power and recharge more quickly.
It is true that the Saudi royal family has lately become more concerned about its hold on power in the face of terror attacks inside the kingdom.
They also hold enormous power over legislators and committee members.
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In which a small number of elders hold the power to rate performers of their arcane craft, trained as they have been in various schools of theory and practice.
King George VI's worries over the government's precarious hold on power pushed Attlee into calling an election just 20 months after the country had last gone to the polls.
Yemen, in the same way, has seen recent domestic turmoil and has long had a central government whose hold on power has been questionable and which could be considered highly vulnerable on many fronts.
That is especially true at a moment when Muslim Brothers are consolidating their hold on power in Egypt with the cashiering of two top generals at the hands of the Brotherhood's newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi.
In its briefing, the DOJ made its case that the nation's two largest carriers currently hold market power, which is due to the heavy concentration of lower frequency spectrum (below 1, 000MHz) allocated to the two incumbents.
Now, politicians normally want to hold onto power as long as possible, but this has been a pretty challenging gig - that is, handling the war in Iraq - so we called to ask Duncan Hunter that question.
Other factors that matter include the length of time that a battery can hold its power, how often it can be recharged, its price, how easily they can be recycled, and, of course, how often they explode.
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