6 sentences with “consolidate”

From Sweden, to England, to Spain, monarchs sought to consolidate royal power at the expense of their nobles and on the backs of their peasants.

The Spanish crown also quickly sought to consolidate its hold on the New World, asking the Pope to grant them everything they needed across the Atlantic.

The extension of state institutions and, fundamentally, of the education system throughout the territory is crucial to consolidate the idea of nationhood.

Emperor Leo the Isaurian (r. 717 - 741) used soldiers recruited by thémas (administrative divisions of the Byzantine Empire) to fight Arab sieges of Constantinople and to consolidate control of Anatolia.

-Don't you feel sorry for having left your studies behind? -If I consolidate in this profession, maybe I will continue later. Then I will have the opportunity to choose the jobs and to devote more time to myself.

Trajan's successor, the emperor Hadrian, built a huge series of fortifications to consolidate power on the frontiers - these eventually became known (in the 3rd century AD) as the coves, permanent garrisons and fortresses that were to serve as barriers to prevent "barbarian" incursions.