Sentence examples for encouraging hostility from inspiring English sources

With a soured economy encouraging hostility at worst and apathy at best toward illegal immigrants, the U visas are a bittersweet consolation prize.

Wilentz notes that he presided over a period of corruption and favoritism, encouraging hostility toward government agencies and "a general disregard for oversight safeguards as among the evils of 'big government.' " In this, and in a notorious attempt to expand executive power outside the Constitution — the Iran-Contra affair — Reagan's Presidency presaged that of George W. Bush.

Since the 1963 decision, Brennan has often emphasized in conversation that separation of church and state does not mean that the Constitution encourages hostility to religion.

Their attraction to laissez-faire economics and disdain for social justice have encouraged hostility to environmentalism.

Emperor Napoleon III had encouraged hostilities between Austria and Prussia on the assumption that both combatants would emerge from the struggle exhausted and that the Second Empire of France could then expand eastward against little resistance.

Or the CPC can direct internal disorder outward by encouraging nationalist hostility to neighbors.

Muslim groups have also argued that actions by the Bush administration, especially those singling out Muslim immigrants for investigation and detention, have encouraged public hostility toward Islam.

At Tuesday's meeting, hosted by Lucas, Polly Neate, chief executive of the charity Women's Aid, will offer statistics backing the idea that the impact of lads' mags is to encourage sexual hostility and, ultimately, violence.

Studies have shown that the team's mascot may encourage racial hostility toward Native Americans.

A large Conservative contingent in the European parliament would encourage extreme British hostility to the EU.

In other words, averting our eyes and avoiding certain forums won't solve the problem of how to deal with those forums when they tolerate and encourage attitudes of hostility and exploitation of women and underage girls.