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Several colossal, yet dormant, volcanoes lorded over a steamy jungle realm of rice paddies, nipa huts, majestic palm trees, and lush undergrowth.
For years he and his companions had lorded over the unruled people of the south.
Having lorded in the first division for the past five seasons we all wondered when would the glory days return.
Their contempt for those they lorded it over never diminished.
Patronage from the leader of your party would be the way to get lorded.
MacGregor eventually agreed but lorded it over the unions by holding them at the Ritz and then at his flat in Belgravia.
For a decade, American Idol has lorded it as the most-watched show in America – but tonight it faces a new test.
For 33 years he lorded it over this Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, once densely forested and still rich in oil.
Meanwhile, in Kenya, which has long lorded it over its poorer neighbour, exploration firms keep drilling dry holes, to Ugandans' delight.
Both, therefore, are the natural enemies of the businessmen and their politician cronies who lorded it in the Suharto days.
Now I lorded above this billowy sea, along with myriad mountaintops – like VIPs in a secret realm.
The side which has absolutely lorded it over English club rugby for the best part of a decade have shown that their horizons have stretched outside domestic domination.
The outcome was a fair one though, as the Paraguayans had lorded it over the Asians for long periods of the game.
It did not tempt him to see himself as having an authority which was to be lorded over others.
The Kerry full forward line destroyed Mayo and they lorded midfield winning over 90 per cent of the kickouts.
The questions relative to who lorded over the City diverted, in a large part, the attention of the bishops from more spiritual and pastoral problems.
Two decades later Cruyff, by then Barca coach, presided over another 5-0 drubbing, as his Dream Team lorded it over their rivals at the Camp Nou, with Romario running Francisco Buyo ragged and scoring an exquisite hat-trick.
Manchester United have lorded it over their cross-city rivals for many a long year, but their newly-rich neighbours can now look the Red Devils firmly in the eye without flinching.
After 1917, Russian communists lorded over the backward Central Asian region, controlling the local Communist Party branches, the security ministry, and industrial concerns.
He lorded over Cashman, to be sure, but he also needed him.
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Examples from Classical Literature
And he shows Aegisthus tyrannical, who killed Agamemnon and lorded over Mycenae.
He was a great contrast to the epicene bird-like creature who had lorded it over the civic fortunes of Valladolid.
At Sloville there passed away not only the stately home, but the family that lorded it long.
Here he lorded it over the natives, but acknowledged the suzerainty of the Spaniards.
He has had a steward, a surly fellow enough, who, while I was away at school, boot-licked his way to favor until he lorded it over the whole house.
So some respectable dodo in the Mauritius might have lorded it in his nest, and discussed the arrival of that shipful of pitiless sailors in want of animal food.
He laid aside, too, all the dominant dignity and absolute sway with which he lorded it in his little empire, the school, and became wonderfully gentle and ingratiating.
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