Sentence examples for could have resorted from inspiring English sources

Many Chileans still wonder how such a highly disciplined force could have resorted to such appalling violence.

And even now, the Obama administration could have resorted to legal maneuvering to sidestep the debt ceiling, using any of several options.

With life and death bookends the finale could have resorted to gross sentimentality, but mercifully it kept me reaching for the tissues and not the bucket.

They are struggling to understand how King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, a monarch described in the cables as "personable and engaging," could have resorted to the kinds of brutal measures that Egypt's government shunned.

The union, labor experts said, could have resorted to a strike to squeeze more out of the owners, perhaps a smaller amount of revenue sharing than was agreed to.

Even assisted death advocates have suggested that he could have resorted to a more humane course of treatment than leaving her on the floor, like putting her in bed with a morphine drip to alleviate pain.

The Class program could not have resorted to such remedies, but Mr. Yee proposed other modifications, like "phased enrollment," in which large employers offer the plan first before individuals can sign up.

We also could not assess the appropriateness of coverage of various attributes and have resorted to a simple covered/not covered dichotomy in our mapping.

In other cases, United Nations troops have resorted to tear gas and warning shots, followed by a quick escape before they could hand out all of the food.

Others have resorted to more unorthodox means.

"They have resorted to this new method.