Sentence examples for oppressive instrument from inspiring English sources

Interpreted by many as an oppressive instrument for racial profiling, the passing of the law propelled immigration to the top of the national political agenda.

I'm prompted to ask by the discovery that the most illiberal and oppressive instrument proposed by any recent government – injunctions to prevent nuisance and annoyance in the antisocial behaviour bill – has been attacked by Labour not because it is draconian but because it is not draconian enough.

If it is used as an oppressive instrument, it can lead to worldwide totalitarianism and powers which abuse it.

The philosopher Theodor Adorno also argued that mass culture was an instrument of oppressive power.

"There are a lot of people, particularly who were activists in the 60's and early 70's, who view marriage as an instrument of an oppressive system, symbolic of many of the bad things that happened to women".

Its early strident anti-imperialism morphed, following the exit of colonial powers, into a more general opposition to oppressive secular regimes, deemed to be instruments of the West.

Once the dance shifted from its lighter beginning, the instrument's presence became more oppressive, and other sinister ideas filtered in.

Having taught his creature the rudiments of language and civility, the magician uses him as an instrument of revenge against an oppressive neighbouring tribe.

It is curious to consider howan instrument of democratic liberation has become an oppressive tyrant, imprisoning us.

'Words and alternative ways of talking have served as weapons against oppressive authority, vehicles for solidarity among all manner of disenfranchised peoples, and instruments of extraordinary art', Ana Cara observes (Cara, A.C. (2011).

He said he was concerned about "dangerous possible liaisons between some Italian judges and some other judges who consider justice not an instrument to defend citizens but a means to subject people to an oppressive state".