Sentence examples for oppressive states from inspiring English sources

Very often, when oppressive states arrest people, they have that information in their hands.

Democrats must talk to dictators and exporters must sell appropriate goods to oppressive states.

Other oppressive states will see us as the paper tiger, withdrawing after our wounds in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The charter bans force that violates state sovereignty; the declaration guarantees the rights of individuals against oppressive states.

It was a precious gift to international intelligence, keenly followed by people hungry for truth but trapped in oppressive states during the cold war.

He said: "There is rising evidence that major sponsors are running out of patience with major sports who are constantly putting their events in highly oppressive states.

"It's truly a wish list for oppressive state conduct".

Often, Americans turn to the feds for protection from oppressive state judicial practices.

"We went to Tahrir for freedom, and now we will be run by an even more oppressive state," he said.

They also want to see parliament dissolved and the lifting of the oppressive state of emergency among other measures.

The notion of artists struggling against an oppressive state is always attractive and inspiring, especially for those democratic societies where artists are not subjected to such intimidation.