Power has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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| 1. | They induce uncertainty in muscle power, confusion in mind power, and imbecility in soul power. | |
| 2. | Despite a flattering supposition to the contrary, people come readily to terms with power. There is little reason to think that the power of the great bankers, while they were assumed to have it, was much resented. But as the ghosts of numerous tyrants, from Julius Caesar to Benito Mussolini will testify, people are very hard on those who, having had power, lose it or are destroyed. Then anger at past arrogance is joined with contempt for the present weakness. The victim or his corpse is made to suffer all available indignities. | |
| 3. | With this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction to supplement the growing power of our armed forces. In their present form these bombs are now in production and even more powerful forms are in development. It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East. | |
| 4. | With every increase of scientific knowledge, man's power for evil is increased in the same proportion as his power for good. | |
| 5. | The output power of a one square meter solar panel is about one watt, so it is difficult to use solar power on a large scale at present. | |
| 6. | Knowledge is power, but it is power for evil just as much as for good. | |
| 7. | Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic. | |
| 8. | Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. | |
| 9. | The recent news about the Fukushima I nuclear power plant will likely strengthen the cause of the advocates who want to let our local nuclear power plant's license expire. | |
| 10. | Thanks to biofuel cells, one will soon be able to power one's mobile phone, MP3 player or Laptop without power plug but just sugar and water. |