Sentence examples for is not to overthrow from inspiring English sources

The aim of that larger enterprise is not to overthrow the Iraqi regime, however devoutly that is to be wished; it is to minimize the chances of another September 11th.

His aim is not to overthrow justice.

The U.S. learned at least one lesson from Vietnam, which is not to overthrow your puppet without a feasible alternative.

In turn, Mr. de Villepin said he felt betrayed by Mr. Powell's assurances that the goal of American policy was not to overthrow Saddam Hussein but to disarm Iraq.

At each step, Paris insisted military action was preceded by a formal demand from the UN for French forces to act, and both France and the UN insisted their aim was not to overthrow Gbagbo.

The point, as they saw it, was not to overthrow the system, but rather to bring it into line with its stated principles, a goal that was rational rather than romantic and pursued by means of research and reporting rather than demonstrations or direct actions.

But this time it is not to battle protesters or overthrow a prime minister.

Be sure not to overthrow the ball, which weighs less than an ounce.

"The willful killing (of someone protected by the Geneva Convention) is defined as a war crime by article 8 of the ICC's Rome Statute," Marcel Ceccaldi, a French lawyer for the family told AFP. "Gaddafi's homicide shows that the goal of (NATO) member states was not to protect civilians but to overthrow the regime".

Thanks to the intelligence he obtained, Alexander was able to outwit Napoleon, anticipating his invasion.Napoleon's intention was not to occupy Russia or overthrow Alexander by stirring a domestic revolt against him.

For her, the point was not to invert conventional beauty norms, but overthrow them.