Many of those still without power are in hard to reach places.

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Visions are hard to realise without real power.

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Learning to negotiate a hard-bargain without being ingratiating and without trading power for sympathy is not beyond the ability of women.

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But should Turkey now consider putting some "hard power" on the table, without which it might become ineffective in its region?

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Each shows how writing through and about loss can move the artist to places that are hard or impossible to reach without grief's focusing power.

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Can you imagine how hard it is without a microphone to have the force and the power to sound through an orchestra of 80 people playing loud music?

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Through her own ingenuity, hard work, and determination, Karen Parles received Kennedy-quality care without his power or money.

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Manhattan and Westchester county were particularly hard hit, the utility said, with more than 150, 000 customers without power in Manhattan as of 1 AM.

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But these groups, despite their failings, may also have a better knowledge of how political power works in the finer details, and how hard it is to govern a country without trust, or when constantly distracted.

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