Word: wield
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...Congress of People's Deputies stripping him of much of his power, or dissolve the parliament and try to institute a presidential regime propped up by the military. Before resorting to that "final option," though, Yeltsin played another card: he sought to put the question of who should wield the ultimate power in Russia to a nationwide vote. But the Congress, staying in session two extra days, rejected Yeltsin's plebiscite plan and put the President on notice that any attempt to hold a referendum on his own would be unconstitutional. The 1,033 deputies, who are mostly apparatchiks elected...
...other hand, sometimes newly empowered amateur typographers make "uneducated choices" and stick to them. The now-ubiquitous "Times Roman," originally designed for a London newspaper. Replaces such older faces as"Bodoni," "Bembo," and "Baskeryille." The people wield power in the new technology-driven typography, but most people are simultaneously intrigued by novelties and resistant to change...
DiGiovanni, whose company is footing part of his client's legal bill, also said this appeal is important because "people's civil rights are being violated." He added that winning the suit will prove activist groups, like the defense fund, can't always wield the influence over city councillors...
...INFECTED BLOOD HAS BECOME PERHAPS THE most difficult of deadly weapons to control. Those who wield it often strike without warning or remorse. Parolee Terry Boatwright, facing accusations that he had raped and also injected his ex-girlfriend with his own tainted blood because he wanted her to know what it was like to live with HIV, shot himself to death during a standoff with Escambia County (Florida) sheriffs on Nov. 28. Two days later, a Portland, Oregon, judge sentenced Alberto Gonzalez to 113 months in prison for having unprotected sex with a 17-year-old girl last year...
...never represented anyone at the Rent Control Board," said Walsh in a telephone interview yesterday. He said the interest groups in the city "run the government" and that the influence they wield is a "real tyranny...