Example sentences for: amass

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  • Weak governors also face limits of one or two terms, making them automatic lame ducks: They tend to govern less independently and exercise less clout with legislatures than strong governors, who, because they can repeatedly succeed themselves, amass more and more political power.

  • In May and June, the U.S. government received a flurry of ominous reports, including more information about chemical weapons training or development at the Derunta camp and possible attempts to amass nuclear material at Herat.

  • On one occasion, I had spent half my allowance on an expensive pair of sneakers, and when she told me I should have bought a cheaper brand, I simply betmoaned my small stipend and wondered if I would ever amass any significant sum of money.

  • The district attorney's office, which says it is moving cautiously and waiting to amass more evidence, has established a task force that includes two veterans of the O.J.

  • A weakened and suddenly unstable Communist Party installed former First Secretary Gomulka as leader without consulting Moscow, an event that prompted Soviet, East German, and Czech troops to amass on the Polish borders.


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