Sentence examples for is gunboat from inspiring English sources

And speaking from Chicago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been an outspoken opponent of the bombing, called the removal of the protesters "another vestige of colonial Caribbean politics," adding, "It is gunboat diplomacy at its ugliest".

"This is gunboat irresponsible diplomacy that is taking place by the employer and they need to put an end to this and get back to dignified and reasonable negotiations where we can take things forward here".

Philadelphia is a gunboat (referred to in contemporary documents as a gundalow or gondola) of the Continental Navy.

The United States took possession of Guantánamo Bay through what might be called gunboat tenancy.

It is like the gunboat diplomacy colonial powers used.

More important, with a huge budget deficit and massive national debt, the United States needs to cut back on the number of warships deployed around the world for non-defense purposes -- that is, for expensive gunboat diplomacy.

Scripted by James Agee, John Huston's hugely entertaining African Queen pairs a grizzled Bogart with the lovably straitlaced and ever-haughty Hepburn for a bumpy ride down a treacherous river, where a German gunboat is lurking, along with leeches, rapids, and (surprise!) romance.

The only other German warships in Africa at the time were the gunboats and the elderly ; these two ships were stationed in German West Africa.

Gunboat diplomacy is also, thankfully, a thing of the past.

Gunboat diplomacy is also out of the question.

Sound of gunboat shelling is the most horrible.