Sentence examples for illegitimate efforts from inspiring English sources

In an interview with Spencer Ackerman, published yesterday, leading Iranian dissident and former political prisoner Akbar Ganji, who was a critic of the interventionist pretensions of the Bush administration, makes a useful distinction between U.S. government support for human rights and what he views as illegitimate efforts to influence the democratic process.

John Kerry robustly denounced what he described as Russia's "illegal and illegitimate effort to destabilise a sovereign state," shenanigans which, he said, might presage a military incursion as if these were starkly defined categories.

Some government buildings were then retaken, though others remain in the hands of separatists.John Kerry, America's secretary of state, called Russia's actions "an illegal and illegitimate effort to destabilise a sovereign state.

B.S.G.R. condemned the process in Guinea as illegitimate — an effort to "expropriate" its asset.

The dispute over the election risks leaving the country with a government widely seen as illegitimate and undermining efforts to bolster commitments for troops and other resources from Western countries.

Gladwell: It seems illegitimate to substitute effort for skill.

He engaged in more than a little sardonic humor in his statement and hinted that he considered the recount effort illegitimate, faulting federal Judge Mark Goldsmith for allowing it to proceed in the first place.

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The targeting step requires more time and effort than illegitimate integration and can be recommended only for applications where increased homogeneity and improved transcriptional regulation of the targeted inserts can compensate for the extra work.

Henry refused the bait and instead focused on crushing opposition in south-west France, and William's campaign began to falter as the Scots failed to take the key northern royal castles, in part due to the efforts of Henry's illegitimate son, Geoffrey.

The mysterious stranger who broke Michael out of jail kidnaps Jamie Lloyd (J. C. Brandy) in an effort to obtain her illegitimate child.