Definition of great power
: one of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs : superpower
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And for Fey, with great power comes great responsibility.
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And this is, of course, country music’s great power: offering a language of boots and beers through which to process one’s own, not-quite-so-cowboy life.
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In general, pharmacy benefits managers are under the microscope of both parties these days for their role as mysterious administrators with great power over drug transactions.
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Second, Russia viewed the Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) of 2010 as an abdication of Britain’s great power role.
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From robotics, to language and image recognition, to heath care and military applications, many expect AI to drive future economic growth and define great power competition.
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More arm strength and greater power at the plate have made him a difference-maker for the Sea Kings.
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Built as monuments to greater powers, these spaces function as reminders of our tininess and testaments to our forever inquisitive minds.
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Polls show that 72% of them now consider their country a great power, up from 48% in 2012.
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