Sentence examples for or overthrown from inspiring English sources

Israel's economy, though not without the odd tremor, has boomed in comparison with those of its floundering Arab neighbours, where governments have been driven to distraction or overthrown amid the turbulence of the Arab spring.

In this universe, by contrast, many of our most earnest and high-minded social reformers look at Mormon sexual culture — an island of stable, high-functioning families in a sea of social dissolution — and see the same thing that polygamy's 19th century critics saw: A society whose definition of wedlock is a "relic of barbarism," destined to be gradually undercut or overthrown.

Each of its civilian governments has either been prematurely toppled by political instability or overthrown in a military coup.

In each of these states protesters were frustrated because a significant part of the population had a lot to lose if the ruling elite were reformed or overthrown.

In practice, it often played out like this: a caudillo, or strongman, amassed such power or abused opponents to such an extent that he was threatened with rebellion or overthrown.

The calamities multiplied for Mr. Carter as the country careened through rising prices, unemployment, gas lines, allies abroad killed or overthrown, hostages in Iran, embassies sacked, nuclear reactors melting down, nuclear arms impasses, the bankruptcy of Chrysler, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Big U.S. companies — from investment banks to pharmaceutical firms — are also figuring out how to enter Cuba legally and be established when Fidel Castro dies or is overthrown or the embargo ends.

Big U.S. companies — from investment banks to pharmaceutical firms — are also figuring out how to legally get into Cuba and be established when Fidel Castro dies or is overthrown, or the embargo ends.

Around his family, the first thing Sanchez often does after games is skewer his own play, lamenting a missed read or an overthrown pass or a mental mistake, like his poor clock management toward the end of the first half against New England on Nov. 13.

(You never knew when Boehner might quit or be overthrown).

A number of dictatorial leaders have retired, died, or been overthrown, including Kenya's Daniel Arap Moi, Nigeria's Sani Abacha, and Zaire's Mobutu.