They saw you as a potential bridge to the status and power they once enjoyed.
The 1991 elections saw Jugnauth remaining to power for a third consecutive term.
He lived until 1963, long enough to see his son's rise to power.
He saw her as his key to power in the city, if only she would become his mate.
The Gang saw Deng as their greatest challenge to power.
Slither was seen as a member of Magneto's army during his rise to power.
Brain sees his inevitable rise to power as good for the world, and not mere megalomania.
The book's political influence can be seen in Sarmiento's eventual rise to power.
This incident was later seen as pivotal to Milošević's rise to power.
See Philostorgius 3.22 for detail on his rise to power.