Sentence examples for intense ethnic from inspiring English sources

This is Kenya's first presidential election since 2007, when widespread evidence of vote-rigging set off intense ethnic clashes that killed more than 1,000 people.

Although less heavily developed and less widely recognized than the borscht belt, with its giant resort hotels like the Concord and Grossinger's attracting mostly Jewish guests, the East Durham area had a similarly intense ethnic identity.

Myanmar's British-style majoritarian electoral system (in place from 1948 to 1962) failed to halt intense ethnic bickering and ultimately led to aggrieved minority groups' taking up arms rather than participating in elections.

Karachi's more than 18 million inhabitants have lived with intense ethnic strife, terrorism, protection rackets and violent street crime for over two decades.

When I was a kid, dear old Dad -- Serbs are fairly intense about ethnic pride -- made sure I knew who every famous person was with Serbian blood.

Many of the ethnic barriers were brought down, in particular the endogamic practices, promoting an intense cultural contact and higher levels of admixture between groups than before.

But it will also be about how well my country can handle yet another moment of intense inter-ethnic tension.

Both in reaction to and emulation of imperial Japan, Korea's colonial rulers from 1910-45, Korean society developed an intense brand of ethnic nationalism.

Indeed, New York primaries have taken on legendary proportions among candidates and consultants, including those who have survived them and those who have not, for its peculiarly intense mix of ethnic politics, warring constituency groups, and a media market that was round-the-clock and personal well before that was standard in Washington.

Other predictors include vocational/occupational status of the mothers, child's symptomatology and impairment, parental mental health problems, male patients with schizophrenia, intense psychotic symptoms, cultural and ethnic factors [ 3, 8].

One month after a deeply flawed election, Kenya is tearing itself apart along ethnic lines, despite intense international pressure on its leaders to compromise and stop the killings.