power base

But more was needed, he had to have some kind of power base.

"But no one wants to give up their power base."

The power base in this case is physical violence, even death.

And he has a real power base for his opinions.

What do you think this is, some sort of secret power base?

It allowed us to keep our power base in Europe.

He changes the metric of power based on the point in time.

The following are some of the power bases used in work organizations.

His power base is slipping and he needs a new issue.

Even more importantly, he has given them a power base.

We are both just beginning to build our power bases.

He lacks a power base in the Congress and has no political party of his own.

And were they ever so numerous, the thing that gave them their power base is now gone.

He used these years to build a large power base in the country, especially north of the Forth.

Traditionally, all three serve as a power base for the President.

It gave them a power base they had never dreamed of before.

His power base depended on control, and being the first one to work was part of it.

Not surprisingly, they have come up through the family power bases.

He could not afford to lose his power base at this time.

Now then, for the second power base, there's you and your magic.

In the last few years, the Chinese military had built an enormous power base.

"I think some of the power bases have changed the decision," he said at his news conference.

And he also lacks a solid power base in Congress.

"They have no power base and neither do their families since they're often in turmoil."

But she, too, Western specialists say, had built a private power base.