He proceeded to purge the administration of Russian officials, reform the educational system, emancipate the Jewish minority, and enact laws aimed at relieving the peasants of oppressive obligations to the landowners.
In 1486 Ferdinand settled the Catalan problem by a compromise, the Sentencia de Guadalupe, which effectively abolished serfdom and the more-oppressive feudal obligations of the peasants in return for monetary payments to the lords.
The all-white clothing rule seemed ludicrous, as oppressive as the obligation to wear school uniform instead of loon pants.
Yet, for many students, federal student aid has served only to burden them with oppressive student-debt obligations.
While the sort of checklist you carry in Venice or Berlin can be thrilling, it can also be oppressive, a gilded prison of obligations.
Accordingly, investigators' obligations to relieve oppressive background conditions increase over time.
Therefore, we have a right -- no, an obligation -- to counter this destructive and, yes, oppressive discourse with all the voices, the energy, the unity, the intelligence, and all the love of which we are capable.
They also argued that social formulations of the good and the obligations they generate, which individuals must then discharge can sometimes be oppressive.
Their presence was an honor, an obligation and also a danger as the German occupation of the area grew more oppressive.
It also explains why he left in the first place: because being a bookish kid made him a target for bullying, because his relationship with his father was oppressive, because he wasn't as comfortable as his sister in a world of traditions, obligations, rules.
