Sentence examples for abortive police from inspiring English sources

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As president of the shaky new republic, he fueled a successful defiance of the Dutch, who, after two abortive "police actions" to regain control, formally transferred sovereignty on December 27 , 1949

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They build tents, barricades and catapults, but peaceful protests continue through the next two months, despite several abortive attempts by police to break up the crowds.

His accuser, Steve Messham, a former resident of the children's home, has since withdrawn his accusation and apologized, calling it a case of mistaken identity and blaming mistakes by the police in an abortive investigation into the pedophile allegations in the 1990s.

Brett King, Ashya's father, visited the centre to be briefed on Ashya's proton treatment programme after the family was flown to the Czech Republic by private jet from Spain, where the child's parents had been held and then later released following an abortive arrest warrant issued by Hampshire police.

With his sentencing, all six men caught by the police for their part in the abortive plot are serving prison sentences.

There is a police investigation, anonymous threatening letters and an abortive revenge attack.

It comes hours after police withdrew from city hall following an abortive attempt to oust occupying protesters.

ISTANBUL/ANKARA, July 19 (Reuters) - Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to the education sector, intelligence agency and religious authorities.

Police killed a 21-year old Catholic marcher last year in an abortive attempt to arrest Galvin after an appearance at a Belfast rally.

WHITE PLAINS — Until his indictment on conspiracy and fraud charges and his abortive nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security, Bernard B. Kerik was perhaps best known for being New York City's police commissioner during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Suspects in the case repeatedly mocked the years of inconclusive investigation; the pursuit of the case by Mr. Lawrence's parents, who were born in Jamaica; and the abortive private prosecution they brought against five members of the gang in 1994 when the police failed to lay a case of their own.

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