Sentence examples for is not oppressive from inspiring English sources

Bosnia is not oppressive in the sense of, say, North Korea or Iran.

Oil prices are high and the current tax regime is not oppressive, so there is room for a greater government share (see chart).

Heroin, naturally, was part of the "ooze" Ork refers to, although addiction can be a drawn-out and sneaky process, and for much of Hell's autobiography the narrative is so immersing and fun, so filled with insights and odd details, that the drug undertow is not oppressive.

Dominik's direction, with its simulacrum of style, is not oppressive or retentive but repressive: he never conveys the sense that he knows more than he's saying, but, rather, that he's content with what he knows and shows of their world and you ought to be, too.

But because the dancing is so unadulterated, the holier-than-thou atmosphere isn't oppressive.

It isn't that the state of the nation isn't oppressive, it's that we all know - and in knowing we can come together to rally each other to higher ground.

The more we can openly speak up about this, the easier it will be for future generations of comedians to hone their craft in an environment that isn't oppressive and manipulative.

It pushes critical thinking, and it does it in a way that's not oppressive.

Kids like order, or structure, as long as it's not oppressive.

Britain's tradition of remembrance is popular, indeed increasingly so, but it's not "oppressive".

Sri Lanka's run-rate was not oppressive, but their steady accumulation had begun to sap England's energy.