Sentence examples for Occupation from inspiring English sources

Muslim dismay at Tony Blair's co-invasion of Iraq in 2003 did not sway that decision, though it could be argued that anti-war sentiment inhibited proper post-invasion occupation planning and encouraged the Sunni insurrection against both invaders and Shia Muslims.

Some political commentators claim that the EU hasn't given Ukraine enough support in its conflict with Russia, that the EU response to the Russian occupation and annexation of Crimea was half-hearted.

"The IRA is not unwilling to talk, in fact there needs to be talks … however, talks need to deal with the root cause of the conflict, namely the illegal British occupation of Ireland.

The women in question were vulnerable in the sense that they were exposed to the inherent risks of their occupation.

"In the event that the occupation does not immediately end, LSE will have no alternative but to escalate this to legal proceedings".

One newspaper argued that the occupation reflects "the great ideological struggle of our time".

"The idea that students should seek permission for protest action somewhat misses the point of an occupation action.

His biggest strategic miscalculation was not to use the leverage he had over George Bush as the only substantial western ally to join the 2003 invasion – the "coalition of the willing" – to extract a better plan for the occupation of Saddam Hussein's ill-governed state once the fighting was over (even sooner than expected).

They endure the daily humiliations, large and small, of occupation.

Avoid debate of key British foreign policy issues that might be exploited by terrorists: farewell to defending international law enshrining the right to resist colonialism and foreign military occupation.

Through the 1990s, Saudi Arabia paid a high price for the decision to invite foreign troops to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's occupation.