Sentence examples for erstwhile regime from inspiring English sources
Authoritarian regimes tend to mismanage their economies, and sooner or later reality intrudes, whether in the form of recession or otherwise, that is too painful to ignore even by erstwhile regime allies, making autocratic control even more challenging.
Nettie, Timmy's erstwhile protector, feels left out.
In receiving this prize of a place at the erstwhile parliament of nations, North Korea's totalitarian regime piggy-backed on the economic progress and political liberalization of South Korea– which was at that stage evolving quickly from an impoverished dictatorship into a thriving democracy.
He said intelligence reports suggested a strain in relations between Mullah Omar and al-Qaeda, as they squabbled over supplies.Ahmed Rashid, author of a book on the Taliban, sees a "very high" chance of Mr bin Laden being betrayed by some of his erstwhile allies in southern Afghanistan, which has hitherto been the regime's power base.
The miners had been loyal to the Ceausescu regime for many years, but it was Iliescu — a former senior party figure and erstwhile ally of Ceausescu's — who succeeded him after his execution in 1989, and when there was pro-democracy ferment in the capital afterward, it was Iliescu who brought in the miners to break heads and quell things.
Now, even erstwhile critics wish him well, although there is skepticism about whether his intervention will sway the regime in Damascus.
2) The war in Afghanistan, now in its thirteenth year, was fought after the West lost control of its erstwhile Taliban allies, who the US had supported in order to bring down a pro-Russian regime.
All releases on Erstwhile Records.
"The erstwhile Spurs 'striker'?
Forbidden Phrases: "erstwhile" (use "onetime" instead).
