Sentence examples for autocratic to from inspiring English sources

Too self-centered and autocratic to command sympathy, she is instead sinister.

Judging by the revolts during his reign, however, Muḥammad ibn Tughluq's policy toward his nobility was too autocratic to succeed.

Autocratic to his fingertips, incapable of sharing power even with trusted deputies such as Colonel Karuna, he wanted out of the peace process.Mr Prabhakaran declared the election a Sinhalese affair, not for independence-seeking Tamils.

Nevertheless, as the same and other ambassadors noted, the working atmosphere had markedly changed from autocratic to conciliar.

Which in translation means a nation somewhere on the spectrum from autocratic to out-and-out dictatorship.

He added that, unlike the government of the Netherlands, "James was too autocratic to combine freedom of conscience with popular government.

"The Russians are not just cozying up" to Central Asia's autocratic leaders to achieve their aims, Mr. Stern said.

But his autocratic approach to policy and to running the government opened the way for Ms Gillard's coup before his first term was out.

Be it opposition to Israel, to autocratic Arab regimes, or to the plethora of injustices visited on Arabs, the Islamists are the only ones with a broadly popular message and an ardent following, with a fleeting exception or two.

Moreover, Saudi Arabia, Yemen's wealthy and autocratic neighbor to the north, has never wanted to see democracy flourish in its backyard.

The younger Mr. McDonnell set out to make the corporate culture less autocratic and to turn around its unprofitable commercial airline division.