Sentence examples for given to violence from inspiring English sources

There are wonderful snaps, too, of Bourne's parents in Hackney – a sailor father (given to violence) and his comely wife.

Despite our lynching, gang wars, race riots, & casual military undertakings, Mr. Rovere does not think people are particularly given to violence.

Fazel noted that in guidelines for doctors treating major depression, there is considerable focus on whether a patient is likely to self-harm or attempt suicide, yet little attention is given to violence.

Furthermore, Orwell was given to violence, masochism, paranoia, homophobia, male chauvinism and anti-semitism - he said that the "Jew" references in TS Eliot's early verse were "legitimate barbs for the time".

One vogueish theory was that of "the African mind", which suggested that all Africans bordered on the pathological... that they were troublesome children outside rationality, slaves to their passions, given to violence, prone to persecution anxieties, difficult to subdue.

At that time, emphasis was given to violence within the post-colonial States and to the consequent importance of their internal actors, situation that contributed to the growth of terrorist attacks.

They are also given to brooding violence: they've killed several chickens and display a dangerous fascination with fire.

She argued against the traditional narrative of Scotland as an under-governed, "primitive" kingdom given to local violence and disorder.

This is, to say the least, a perverse and unintended side effect of the intense public attention given to sexual violence in recent years.

Last month she also faced criticism for her comments about Beyoncé, the Black Lives Matter movement and the lack of attention given to addressing violence towards Muslims.

Attention should be given to strengthening violence prevention policy and measures and improving incident-reporting system.