Sentences with 'ascendancy'
Example sentences and phrases with the word ascendancy and other words derived from it.
• « Although Portugal had enjoyed a (relatively brief) period of ascendancy beginning with the remarkable voyage of Vasco Da Gama in the 15th century, it could not compete with the better-funded and better-equipped forces of the Netherlands and Britain, so most Portuguese colonies and trading posts were eventually lost to their rivals. »
• « Camillo di Cavour successfully negotiated with Napoleon III, the new Emperor of France from 1852, and in 1859, with French military support, Piedmont-Sardinia drove the Austrians out of northern Italy and gained political ascendancy in the name of a new "Italian nation". Camillo di Cavour gave France the city of Nice in exchange for continued support to keep the Austrians in check. »
• « Alejandro Heredia ruled Tucumán and Facundo Quiroga, of great ascendancy among the Riojanos, did so on some occasions. »
• « Economic elites gained greater social and political ascendancy in the United States because of a rapidly growing economy that increased their wealth and allowed distinctive social and cultural characteristics to develop among different economic groups. »