The resistance to black suffrage after the war regularly erupted into violence as groups tried to protect their power.

Chinese party leaders are acting as if they intend to start exercising more power abroad rather than just protecting their political power at home.

People tend to side with authority, and authority tends to protect its own power.

Each stage revolves around protecting a particular god or goddess and their power.

The queen was unable to secure the funds required to assist her to protect her power.

Mr. Hussein has spent the past two decades building a police state to protect his power.

A war will protect a president's power and popularity only so long.

The practical effect, it appears, would be to protect Eric Molson's job and the family's power.

In this way the men who guide the military-industrial complex will protect their power.

The motivation to 'protect his power to control Arden's business future.