Sentence examples for gained sanctuary from inspiring English sources

The Chinese government has asked the US to apologise for the "abnormal" way that Chen gained sanctuary.

BEHIND THE NEWS Changes both in immigration laws and in public attitudes in Canada have made it more difficult for American deserters to gain sanctuary there now than during the Vietnam War, when draft dodgers also fled north.

Still, two Iraqis who testified yesterday -- using pseudonyms and speaking from behind a screen to protect their identities -- illustrated how difficult it is for even the most loyal Iraqi allies to gain sanctuary in the United States.

The dove used me to gain sanctuary from the raptor.

These Islamists "are getting stronger on a daily basis", according to Qusai, by gaining sanctuaries and invaluable battlefield experience in their attacks against moderate rebel groups and regime forces.

Many fear that Al Qaeda is gaining a sanctuary in the remote provinces east of Sana, similar to the one it already has in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

They are also buying them to give their young children a place to play and to gain a sanctuary from a stressful world.

Al Qaeda's local affiliate has gained a broader sanctuary from which to plan attacks, and any further expansion could put it within reach of the city of Aden — the second largest in Yemen — or a crucial oil pipeline terminus at Balhaf on the southern coast.

The same year, when the "Old-Time Gospel Hour" began broadcasting nationally from his church's sanctuary, he gained a national audience at a time when televised evangelism was exploding.

A new project that recently gained planning permission is The Sanctuary, a group of five villas that are to be built near the Nature Reserve, home of Gibraltar's famous Barbary apes.

The recommendations, if adopted, would represent a hard-line stance against immigration enforcement in the spirit of "sanctuary" policies that gained momentum as a reaction against the immigration crackdown under the Trump administration.