The legislature would have the power to keep the territory open to slavery and,in time,help it become a slave state.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

He arrived in Washington in the spring of 1842 with the power to settle all disputes with the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

The question was this: did Congress have the power to control or even ban slavery in the new territories?

VOA: special.2009.03.05

NASA was worried that the extra water could destroy the power supply needed for the spacecraft's return to Earth.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

How I wished I had the power to enter that bright light and float with her through those beautiful forests.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

He wanted no limits of any kind on the power of a national bank to open offices anywhere in the country.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

Both the anti-trust law and the Federal Trade Commission helped protect small business owners from the power of business giants.

VOA: special.2010.09.23

It's a simple story of redemption and the power of the human spirit, so how can you go wrong with that."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

She found they all valued their independence and many enjoyed having the power of control, though not all wanted it.

VOA: special.2009.11.20

"When I came to power." Harrison said, "I found that my party's leaders had taken all the power for themselves.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

In this way, the case could be settled without deciding on the power of Congress to act on slavery in the territories.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

By her example, she taught all Americans about the importance of one's beliefs and the power of truth.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

He wished he had not talked to Beatrice because now he felt under the power of her beauty.

VOA: special.2009.05.23

The power from the engine pushes the car forward from the back wheels instead of pulling it forward with the front wheels.

VOA: special.2009.04.10