There just is not enough space for fifty companies each wanting to display ten or fifteen different offerings and Altria will flex its power to get the prime store locations.

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But he also drew cheers for a promise to seek energy independence through more oil drilling, nuclear power, clean coal, renewables, and flex fuel and hybrid cars.

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So flex your muscles, fellow pirates, and give power to us all!

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And while the Court has often been accused over the years of being too timid in asserting its power, there is little doubt when the justices choose to flex their judicial muscle, the results can be far-reaching.

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On the streets and in the malls, if wealth is indeed power, then the Qataris have some serious biceps with which to flex their shopping bags.

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Medis is also working with Flextronics (nasdaq: FLEX - news - people ) to manufacture power converters and with Eastman Kodak (nyse: EK - news - people ) on design engineering for the fuel production line.

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And with its new power to recall legislation which is not working, he believes it could flex its muscles much more.

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Now the power resides in the Council of Ministers, but that institution is increasingly bogged down in disputes between the 27 member states and with Parliament's new power to recall legislation which is not working, he believes it could flex its muscles much more.

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Its decision not to support the appointment has no power behind it - the mayor will go ahead anyway - but it was a symbolic early attempt to flex some muscle by Labour, who boosted their presence on the assembly from eight to 12 in the recent election.

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