Sentence examples of "upper hand" in English with translation "власть"

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Translations: all106 власть4 other translations102
But the authorities may have the upper hand. Но власти могут иметь превосходство.
Russian authorities have long worried that the United States could get the upper hand as a nuclear power because of its more advanced missile-shield programs. Российские власти давно уже обеспокоены тем, что Соединенные Штаты как ядерная держава могут взять верх благодаря своим более передовым программам ПРО.
It was the ability of Europe’s royal families to harness weaponry and the printing press that gave the state the upper hand over other political forces in the seventeenth century and created the modern Westphalian system. Когда королевские семьи Европы сумели взять под свою власть оружие и печатный станок, государство получило преимущества над другими политическими силами семнадцатого века и создало современную вестфальскую систему.
The codification of fundamental rights does not guarantee their observance, but in many parts of the world public-spiritedness and respect for the human being are unknown owing to the absence of such a legal safeguard and the abuse of power, hatred and war gain the upper hand at the expense of the weakest: the elderly, children and women. Кодификация основных прав не является гарантией их соблюдения, однако в мире есть много стран, где в отсутствие такого правового барьера понятия цивилизованности и уважения человеческой личности не существует и имеют место злоупотребления властью, ненависть и война, наносящие ущерб самым слабым: пожилым людям, детям и женщинам.
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