Indeed, Republicans whisper that their omnipotent opponents are behind a string of less-than-kind profiles of the erstwhile body-builder.

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But the episode has drawn attention to the ways in which the United States, omnipotent though it may superficially seem in the post-cold-war age, is sometimes in fact quite weak.

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While on the surface a CEO may seem omnipotent, a successful initiative involves listening, significant give-and-take, some disagreement, cajoling, collaboration, and ultimately buy-in from senior managers and the employees.

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"Half a century on, we cannot avoid the conclusion that ENA has produced nothing more than an omnipotent 'caste' capable of only one thing: planning its members' career-paths, " said Jean-Michel Fourgous and Herve Novelli.

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