Sentence examples for attempted to suppress from inspiring English sources

Foreign governments have attempted to suppress films before, and they have been at least partly successful.

In the years since the incident, the government generally has attempted to suppress references to it.

He and his superiors attempted to suppress buccaneering, a task impossible without adequate naval patrols.

In 1445 Henry VI attempted to suppress markets and fairs on Sundays and holy days.

Rather than allowing coercive defenses against coercive bids, the Court could have attempted to suppress all coercive devices, no matter who deploys them.

Bertolt Brecht's use of the Verfremdungseffekt attempted to suppress full-scale belief in theatrical illusion, and his ideas have continued to be shibboleths of radical theatremakers ever since.

After making the film "When Night Falls," which the Chinese government attempted to suppress and destroy, he knew that he'd be in danger if he returned.

Beginning in the late summer of 1774, Gage attempted to suppress the warlike preparations throughout New England by seizing stores of weapons and powder.

A number of methods have been attempted to suppress the shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries to improve battery performance.

At Yavne, Gamaliel II, the president of the revived Sanhedrin (c. 80 c. 115 ce), attempted to suppress diversity of opinion, but failed.

Government security forces attempted to suppress the uprising and regained control of the island in 1949, but sporadic fighting continued until the early 1950s.