But history shows that the power position in the business value chain usually goes to the player that controls the customer relationship.
Existing lenders were in a power position, having to amend to approve the incremental debt used to fund the dividend, and second-lien investors in particular were concerned about the additional first-lien debt coming in ahead of them.
But it doesn't seem to be power, position and money that motivates the former Australian Army captain.
My colleague and I expect that America will retain its leading role for many years to come, but the gap between U.S. and Chinese power and position is narrowing.
None of this would have mattered much had their fate not become part of a larger battle for power and position in the moulding of Mr Cardoso's second administration (which formally starts on January 1st).
But they oppose nuclear power, a position that puts them at odds with a fair number of environmentalists who have concluded, reluctantly, that a low-carbon future without nuclear energy is a pipe-dream.
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John McCain, Goldwater's successor both in the Senate and in spirit, remember Goldwater as a unique figure in American history: a politician and military leader who did not fall victim to the power of his position, but a man who stood by his principle and his party.
And as the level of power increases in a position, so does the stress.
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Mr Sasono himself could well end up in a position of power later this year.
Job candidates are rarely in a position of power as interviewers decide the fate of their future career prospects.
Unlike other first ladies in the region, she seemed intent on speaking from a position of power and influence.
Putin has been in some position of power since the time Boris Yeltisin appointed him as prime minister in the late 1990s.
He was waiting until the moment of his ascension, not wanting to risk anything before he was actually in a position of power.
In addition, many leaders and managers hesitate to share information with other departments, believing that controlling the data puts them in a position of power.
He was able to use his position of power within Apple to both energize innovation project teams, set them loose, and then, if necessary, protect them.
This suggests that after an unsuccessful social confrontation with the transgressor, the witness prefers to report to an employee in a position of power above the transgressor.
We've seen countless examples of CEOs, pastors, politicians and others hang on and on to a position of power, hurting the very people they were elected or chosen to serve.
"If you really believe in what we did these eight years, you do not have to be in a position of power, in government, to advance those causes, " he added.
You could also say that maybe they're looking at it on a purely practical level and they realize that we got shut out of any position of power because we boycotted last January.
Though when you see one giant fall, you can imagine it happening to others, Digg made a series of terrible mistakes that most companies with that sort of position and power would not.
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The general secretary of the National Union of Teachers Christine Blower said: "This is quite an extraordinary abuse of position and power and confirms the NUT's fears about where the lack of accountability in academies can lead".
But because of their fortitude and because of the determination of their people to live in democratic, free societies, they have been able to arrive at a position of power that is supported by the legitimate will of their peoples.
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Of course, if you are in a position of power, it should be easier to notice opportunities where a word, a phone call or a lunch meeting could be the difference in the career of someone who may (should) then do the same for someone else.
He predicts that history is about to restore China to its ancient position of global power.
The traders with staying power are in the best position to capitalize on these fluctuations.
The unrealized gains were stacking up quickly as Sun Power was then my biggest position.
But Scottish Power last week repeated its position that undergrounding would be too expensive and delay the project.
The leader of Plaid Cymru has clarified the party's position on nuclear power and how it relates to Anglesey.
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