There are few things powerful enough to accomplish that, but one of them is a powerful army.

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The far bank was ruled by a more powerful prince, a Manchu, whose army had firearms and who drank from gold cups.

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Some also say Mr. Chaudhry acted as a roadblock to the most powerful Pakistani institution, the army, in a nation whose history is marked by coups and decades of military rule.

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Tensions persist within the newly integrated forces of the Congolese army, which include a powerful Tutsi militia, called the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), that may retain its old command structure inside Congo's army.

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Paramount chief of the powerful Bangwato clan, General Khama earned a macho reputation by building up the army's strength.

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After becoming prime minister again in 1997 with a comfortable majority, Mr Sharif appeared to dominate the political landscape and exerted a powerful hold over all the country's major institutions - apart from the army.

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General Pervez Musharraf, the army chief, means to become the next president of Pakistan, and a powerful one.

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Pakistan has a long history of the army seizing power in military coups, and the service is considered the most powerful institution in the country.

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Economically, India was a growing industrial power which by 1935 had a positive balance of trade with UK. Militarily, the British Empire depended badly upon the large and powerful Indian Army, particularly as Japanese advanced through Asia.

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