Sentence examples for quell of from inspiring English sources

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But while it may seem impossible to believe that any one individual can stop the quell of aggression and violence, in fact it always comes down to the actions of one individual.

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In the following days, Mr. Abhisit oversaw the quelling of riots across Bangkok by thousands of troops.

In his reinterpretation of Vatican II, and its attendant quelling of dissent, John Paul II relied heavily on his friend Ratzinger.

Thant Myint-u, a Burmese historian, says the army is focused far more on internal politics and the quelling of ethnic insurgencies than on its sullied international name.

The sessions at Mrs. Girard's studio, number 1 Fifth Avenue, are more serious than those at the Dojo Club, more devoted to the quelling of burglars arid ravishers.

This necessarily required the ruthless quelling of local populations, with layers of pacification added to the film that won't be found in the novel.

But I was also dubious about claims that the city is the epitome of the "Colombian miracle" – shorthand for the quelling of violence of the left-wing Farc and paramilitary forces.

Members of the military who took part in putting down the demonstrations were given souvenir watches with a picture of the Gate of Heavenly Peace and inscribed with the words "June 89 to Commemorate the Quelling of the Turmoil".

Bucareli's military accomplishments in Mexico included the quelling of Indian revolts in the north, the elimination of bands of criminals that had roamed freely throughout the country, and the construction of forts at Acapulco, Perote, and Acordada.

On desks, chests, clocks and tables with massive curved feet, filigree brackets and inlaid anchor patterns, he wrote praise for Britain's naval victories and quelling of Irish rebels.

For, as part of a wider effort to confront the past, Mr Jaruzelski now faces trial for his part in the bloody quelling of the 1970 shipyard strikes that helped launch Poland's organised, anti-communist opposition.Traitor or patriot?

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