Sentence examples for certain amount of violence from inspiring English sources

President Clinton angrily rejected a suggestion by a leader of the National Rifle Association that he tolerated a certain amount of violence for political gain.

Its early clothes were "armour" for a war on a zero-sum field of play, where success requires a certain amount of violence.

Summarizing the plot does a certain amount of violence to the novel's self-conscious obscurity, its determination to keep us off balance amid dazzling impressions.

Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association said President Clinton tolerated a certain amount of violence and killing to strengthen the case for gun control and to score points for his party.

But he has also said Georgia's military units, even if they become engaged in combat, can show restraint -- a sign that he accepts that a certain amount of violence is probable.

Last Sunday, on national television, Mr. LaPierre made the disgusting assertion that President Clinton was willing to accept a certain amount of violence and killing to further the interests of gun control.

Kenyan pride, then, is offset by a certain amount of ethnic violence.

And, as in the Ruders opera, a certain amount of creative violence is done to the original.

The rumors incited a certain amount of hostility and even violence against Western tourists.

In case there was any doubt about the situation in Guatemala, one intelligence report noted: "It is a fact that there has been a certain amount of official involvement in murder and political violence.

We've seen through a variety of media that when people see or experience violence on screen, there is a certain amount of entertainment that people get out of that.