Sentence examples for overthrowing them from inspiring English sources

The British weren't shy of fighting wars of choice, but they preferred coöpting local élites to overthrowing them.

Tyrannical regimes are less likely to make deals with you if you talk persistently about overthrowing them.

Propping up dictators (Egypt, Tunisia, the shah of Iran) or overthrowing them (Iraq) and assuming that Washington can control the results will no longer work.

"This seeming contradiction in behavior reflects a deep-seeded suspicion among Tehran's clerics that the United States is committed to encircling and overthrowing them, a fear that could quickly erupt in attacks against our interests".

Ever since Kochi native Sakamoto Ryoma mounted his steed in the 19th century and charged headfirst into the Tokugawa shogonate, overthrowing them and ushering in the Meiji Restoration, people down here have made it their sole aim to brazenly invade and reinterpret Japan's cultural sphere at every opportunity.

My question is not whether the Saudi rulers gave money to a terrorist group ostensibly dedicated to overthrowing them, but why our own government is so intent on propping up these autocrats that it has to deny information to its own citizens.

When he grew up, he overthrew them and set up the first tyrant dynasty.

For her, the point was not to invert conventional beauty norms, but overthrow them.

The Communists needed to be held in place — and divided when possible; we didn't need to overthrow them.

The Communists needed to be held in place and divided when possible; we didn't need to overthrow them.

In three of the Arab countries east of Egypt Syriaia, Bahrain and Yemen – protesters have challenged their governments over the past year but failed to overthrow them.