Sentence examples for at the abusive from inspiring English sources

This same complaint could be made of The Girl, which looked at the abusive working relationship between Alfred Hitchcock Toby Joness) and his two-time muse Tippi Hedren (Sienna Miller).

After the verdict, interviews showed complex and often divergent feelings: an appreciation of many officers and the stresses they face, but continuing anger at the abusive behavior of others.

The Department of Homeland Security, and our government at large, ought to look at the abusive practices happening in detention centers and close them down.

A nominally civilized society such as ours can only recoil in horror at any news of a child's death at the abusive hands of an adult.

"This victory could open the floodgates of pent up worker frustration at the abusive treatment, low pay, and lousy benefits at Wal-Mart," said then-UFCW President Doug Dority.

-- hammered away at the abusive-toward-women charges, but Boxer and her allies were quick to deflect the accusations.

At this, the abusive fan wheeled round, and loudly pointed out, effing every second word, that he worked all week in a factory, taking home very little pay, most of which went to his ungrateful wife and ungracious children, and that his 90 minutes every Saturday watching the Albion was the only chance he got all week to let off steam, so he would continue to do so, thanks very much.

As part of a novel domestic violence prevention effort geared to mothers and their adolescent sons, David took classes this year aimed at avoiding the abusive behavior he saw growing up.

It would be the testimony of England, Graner and the five other soldiers identified in the photos that when they arrived at the prison, the abusive practices - keeping inmates naked, making them wear female underwear and crawl on the floor - were already established in some form as part of pre-interrogation "softening up" techniques approved by military intelligence officers.

At some point, the abusive language and violent rhetoric could, maybe, in some universe, have been dismissed by the gaming community with some sort of blithe boys-will-be-boys defense.

Eventually, the boy was moved to another foster home, although it was not done at the agency's request, but at the request of the abusive parents.