Sentence examples for lead to lawlessness from inspiring English sources

Some unionist politicians say they fear that local control of the police and the courts will lead to lawlessness, allowing dissident republican groups that have challenged the power-sharing deal with a campaign of bombings and assassinations to go unpunished.

Aid workers and diplomats say they fear that this discontent could lead to lawlessness and political disarray and could open the door to trouble from the Indonesian-backed militias that crossed the border to Indonesian West Timor after laying waste to the territory last September.

There have been cases when small government was accompanied by enterprise and development, and cases when small government has led to lawlessness, corruption and distrust.

And this is a dangerous interlude, as the withdrawal from the social contract leads to lawlessness.

The central government collapsed in 1991 when President Siad Barre was ousted during a coup and since then civil war between various clan leaders has led to lawlessness, and insecurity.

They create an atmosphere of lawlessness, which in turn leads to real lawlessness.

But in the north and east of the country, the collapse of the old regime led to terrifying lawlessness that destroyed the health services.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says this lack of enforcement has led to "pervasive lawlessness" in the mining industry.

It also appears to refute the argument that cuts in police numbers – down by more than 14,000 in four years – would inevitably lead to an increase in lawlessness.

And because he has lost the consent of his people any deal that leaves him in power would lead to further chaos and lawlessness.

Lawlessness in rebel-controlled zones has lead to armed bandits attacking vulnerable communities and kidnapping for ransom.