Power play?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="power">power</span> <span word="play">play</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="proliferation">proliferation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>; <span word="China">China</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="superpower">superpower</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="NHL">NHL</span> (<span word="National">National</span> <span word="Hockey">Hockey</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="grouping">grouping</span> <span word="pro">pro</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>) <span word="games">games</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="hockey">hockey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="man">man</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skates">skates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span>, <span word="body">body</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="frankly">frankly</span>, <span word="brutal">brutal</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="foul">foul</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="accordingly">accordingly</span>, <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fouls">fouls</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="punishments">punishments</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="play">play</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="deemed">deemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blatant">blatant</span> <span word="foul">foul</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="ejected">ejected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="numerical">numerical</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="play">play</span>.</p>
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