Sentence examples for decades of exploitation from inspiring English sources

Besides, satellite pictures show that despite decades of exploitation, over 85% of Brazil's Amazon jungle region is still covered in trees.

The plaintiffs argued that Firestone engaged in decades of exploitation in which adults put their children to work for no money to meet stiff production quotas.

In 1994, in reaction to decades of exploitation, the indigenous Zapatista National Liberation Army took over five towns in the southern state of Chiapas.

The first of these, the Viking, was christened recently by Maersk, the ship's owner.As inland and offshore wells nearer the coast run down after decades of exploitation, so Big Oil is being forced ever farther out to sea.

The opposition accuses Mr. Chávez of taking the country down an increasingly dictatorial route, while his supporters say he is the victim of a United States-led campaign of vilification for reversing decades of exploitation of the poor with policies like free clinics and schools.

After more than seven decades of exploitation and a 10-year struggle for justice, Ireland on Tuesday admitted its role in the enslavement of thousands of women and girls in the notorious Magdalene Laundry system, but stopped short of issuing a formal apology from the government.

After decades of oil exploitation, there are plenty of ageing fields around.

Hawass has his defenders who argue that his charismatic leadership and support for Egyptian-led digs has helped reverse decades of colonial exploitation.

The model analysis verified that groundwater tables in the region are subject to steep declines (up to 1 m/yr) due to decades of intensive exploitation of the groundwater resources for crop irrigation, primarily the widespread crop rotation of irrigated winter wheat and mostly rainfed summer maize.

After almost two decades of displacement, exploitation, and violent abuse, civilians must now come first.

The initial shock of the Spanish conquest was followed by decades of heavy exploitation of the indigenous peoples, allies and foes alike.