Sentence examples for oppressive acts from inspiring English sources

–What kind of steps will the Iraqi Transitional Government take to "end the vestiges of the oppressive acts of the previous regime…"?

Britain's Foreign Office announced that the Syrian chargé d'affaires, Khaled al-Ayoubi, the top Syrian diplomatic representative in Britain, had resigned because "he is no longer willing to represent a regime that has committed such violent and oppressive acts".

"If the Egyptians accept the military coup and its moves - which I'm sure proud and free Egyptians wouldn't - the Muslim Brotherhood might have to go underground again, as it would face more oppressive acts," said Mr Khatib.

Israel's short memory does not mean that the oppressive acts that it carries out must be tolerated forever.

Burns was by now aware that the radical movement had passed its high point, that the leaders in Scotland and England and Irelandd) had been prosecuted or fled, and that the oppressive Two Acts extending the treason laws and limiting public meetings had been agreed by parliament.

In addition, both masculinities aimed to fight gender inequality by openly criticizing other young men's oppressive manhood acts (12).

An unorthodox notice for sure, it was attached because the EP was released in response to the Conservatives darkly oppressive Criminal Justice Act, which came into force in the same year.

Labor unions such as the AFL-CIO should host events around the country to highlight worker issues like the oppressive Taft-Hartley Act and boost the morale of hard-working people who are unrecognized and hastily slipping behind in a casino capitalism culture.

He recalls Madison's and Jefferson's early theoretical notion of a state's right of nullification -- in this case, of President John Adams's oppressive Alien and Sedition Acts.

Our dreams of freedom from tyranny have been shaken to the core by oppressive, almost constant violent acts.

"Many of them have been forced to drive to polling places, wait in line, and then cast their vote because of the oppressive requirements of this Act," he wrote.