| The two groups have jockeyed for position ever since, with Sistani's forces in the ascendancy recently. |
| 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. |
| Cities often stumble onto projects and developments that turn them around, delivering them from a period of decline to one of ascendancy. |
| Ghastly pale, hovering like a ghoul, he looks as if evil has his heart in a vise. Even in his ascendancy you would never envy him. |
| The global ascendancy and supremacy of the West is crucial for understanding IR even today. |
