Sentence examples for encroachments from from inspiring English sources

BBC2's territory has seen encroachments from its sister digital network BBC4, which Hadlow previously ran, very successfully.

Later Kurbsky defended the interests of the Orthodox population of Lithuania against encroachments from Catholics and Protestants.

But encroachments from industries, including fossil fuel exploration and illegal logging, are threatening to destroy the valuable habitats, the conservation charity WWF said on Wednesday.

Mr Verrilli parried by paraphrasing another Federalist paper where James Madison registered a worry that Congress might "drain authority and energy from the executive" if presidents are not "fortified" against encroachments from the legislative branch.

But, perhaps most important, Iraq served as a buffer zone, a shield protecting Ottoman Anatolia and Syria against encroachments from Iran or by the intractable Arab and Kurdish tribes.

The peasantry paid the bulk of the direct taxes and supplied the army's foot soldiers; they were, therefore, to be protected against encroachments from the lords of the manor.

During the war Texans had to defend themselves from attacks by Native Americans, from Mexican encroachments, and from federal gunboats and invading soldiers.

Boston's encroachment from the north has been more subtle than Philly's clamoring advance.

"Our cemeteries' boundaries get smaller every year because of encroachment from agriculture and suburban development".

They note that Germany's federal government is under pressure from its 16 regional governments the Länder to resist encroachment from Brussels on regional rights.

PAGE A4 INDIGENOUS STRUGGLE IN PERU The indigenous Ashaninkas of Peru have struggled against encroachment from settlers and speculators, and a devastating war against Shining Path rebels a decade ago.