Sentence examples for a violent test of from inspiring English sources

The official said the military was leaning toward the theory that the insurgents had not planned attacks in the last few days, but that large-scale attacks could happen in the coming days as a violent test of the new government.

He was able to prove the factors behind hunting oscillation, a violent oscillation of railway carriages, and developed testing equipment to approximate the wear of rail track and wheels in the field.

Frank Zappa caused a violent change of perspective.

It seems to be a violent kind of film.

The Taliban has vowed a violent disruption of the polls.

She wonders now, is life a violent burst of light?

A violent shift of opinion against Napoleon appeared in Russia.

When their harmonious village life is threatened by violent Islamic fundamentalists, they're given a real test of faith.

The psychologist, Dewey G. Cornell, told jurors that Mr. Malvo considered the shooting a test of his commitment to the violent "mission" of John A. Muhammad, the convicted mastermind of the shootings.

This election was a test of Georgia's democratic credentials after violent clashes with opposition protesters last November.

It was part of a ritual known as a "test of heart," a violent tradition some inmates say is common in Florida correctional facilities.