Sentence examples for instruments of state from inspiring English sources
But they are essentially instruments of state power.
Legal institutions like courts became instruments of state power, and even after 17 years, people are still suspicious of them.
He tolerates brutality and coercion as instruments of state power, deaf to the cries of anguish from its victims.
The instruments of state were deployed in such a way as to reward allies and punish areas and populations that had supported the rebels.
Mr. Kostunica, a constitutional scholar trying to consolidate his position, wants to keep the main instruments of state power under his control.
Wong said she is "deeply offended" that members of ministerial staff could "try and utilise the instruments of state to pursue a political opponent".
Arguing against the conventional wisdom that these bodies are little more than instruments of states, Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore begin with the fundamental insight that international organizations are bureaucracies that have authority to make rules and so exercise power.
The feeling amongst locals is that Kashmiris are used as instruments of state-policy by India and Pakistan, and terrorist groups such as JeM, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and even newer offshoots capitalize on the anti-India sentiment.
