Sentence examples for impose a violent from inspiring English sources

It still dominates vast rural areas of Somalia, where militants impose a violent interpretation of Sharia law according to their Wahhabist ideaology.

"They [Atletico] tried to impose a violent game.

Those groups had overrun northern Mali — a desert expanse about the size of France — last year, imposing a violent and repressive iteration of Islamic law on local populations.

Perhaps the current crisis in Mali — more than six months ago the northern two-thirds of the country were seized by Qaeda-linked Islamists who are imposing a violent form of Shariah — might benefit from the soft touch of the griot?

Mr. Ging said that at least 700,000 children had been affected by the chaos in northern Mali and that at least 200,000 had gone without any education after January 2012 because many schools were damaged or closed by militants who imposed a violent and repressive version of Islamic law.

Two Democratic legislators sought to impose a lifetime firearms ban on violent felons, although they concluded that for their bills to have any chance of passing, they would also have to set up a process that held out a hope of eventual restoration.

He calls the idea that civilisation and morality are imposed on a violent, immoral, selfish nature Veneer Theory and concludes, "Everything science has learned in the last few decades argues against the pessimistic view that morality is a thin veneer over a nasty human nature".

While holding out the promise of reductions in violent crime, these initiatives impose a double burden.

12 Volcanic eruptions are violent natural disasters that impose a threat to health as well as to livestock and property.

Its violent suppression prompted the US and its allies to impose a no-fly zone in the north that allowed Kurds to enjoy self-rule.

They may impose a death sentence only if they find that the defendant will probably commit more violent acts.