| Yet his ascendancy was not as smooth and unchallenged as might have been expected. |
| Roman classicism had inspired Palladian architecture which was favoured by the Whig ascendancy in Britain. |
| The two groups have jockeyed for position ever since, with Sistani's forces in the ascendancy recently. |
| His critics say he should resign because he has lost the moral ascendancy to govern and to save the plummeting economy from collapse. |
| Following his downfall, the conservatives in economic and religious positions are in the ascendancy. |
| Falkirk's ascendancy continued but they had goalkeeper Ferguson to thank for their clean sheet. |
