Sentence examples for had been thrust upon from inspiring English sources

It was not that America had lapped up foreign capital; rather capital had been thrust upon it.

Yet, as Lyga explained in his complaint, he soldiered on under the burden that had been thrust upon him.

Mark Canning, Britain's ambassador to Burma who was allowed into the court, said: "She made it clear that this whole thing had been thrust upon her.

I am not adventurous, but this adventure had been thrust upon me and I chose to write the novel". Jill was always happy to mix with other writers and meet her fans.

Almighty God, whose servant Chad, for the peace of the Church, relinquished cheerfully the honours that had been thrust upon him: Keep us, we pray, from thinking of ourselves more highly than we ought to think, and ready at all times to step aside for others.

He said he realized that "ready or not, new and immeasurable duties had been thrust upon" him and that he could not allow himself to be overwhelmed by emotion: "It was imperative that I grasp the reins of power and do so without delay.

Yet for May, her difficulties have been thrust upon her.

The first great agenda item has been thrust upon us.

Many patients now feel it has been thrust upon them with little consultation.

As Tatiana says, with a nod to "Twelfth Night," "Resourcefulness has been thrust upon us".

The role of savior has been thrust upon Germany by default.