Sentence examples for cruel authority from inspiring English sources

They are at once victims and villains, oppressed by the cruel authority of Rome and willing to commit gruesome atrocities in the name of freedom.

So let's throw in every gimmick we can think of — coldhearted father, tentative romance, tidy lessons in racism and sexism, cruel authority figures, labored catchphrases — to make sure everyone realizes what a dandy story it is".

As Oharu runs grief-stricken through the underbrush when she hears of her lover's death, Mizoguchi's relentless tracking shot, one of many, exalts her desperate, doomed flight from cruel authority.

The venues may have varied, but the central elements remained the same: a group of lovable, sex-crazed guys doing battle with cruel authority figures or talented rivals – and somewhere along the way, of course, they score with some chicks.

Ben sees himself as a rebellious hero, rejecting release in order to nobly face the punishment that was his due, while fighting the cruel authorities, whose serving up of punishments seemed such a delicious treat.

Webster's dictionary defines "Oppression" as a noun meaning "the unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power" on the individual/interpersonal, institutional and larger societal levels.

Don't Fence Me In - This professional blind spot affects those who are often quite sharp and industrious, but habitually resist what they perceive to be cruel constraints of authority -- unnecessary rules that limit their individuality, their creativity, and most of all, their freedom.

"It becomes doubly cruel when the authorities do not even bother – or dare – to investigate what happened to your son, daughter, sister, partner or best friend," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said of the disappeared while on a visit to Mexico in October during which he met some relatives of the missing.

The pipe bomb that exploded inside an open-air shrine in the heart of tourist Bangkok had been planted, said authorities, with cruel precision.

Many of these officers had lived with us for many years and we all knew each other's lives.' But in a final cruel torture the prison authorities refused a last visit from his family.

"The arrogantly cruel actions of the authorities have certainly added fuel to the political crisis whose potential is far from being exhausted yet," Fesenko, head of Kiev-based Penta Center for Applind Political Research, said in a phone interview.