Sentence examples for repressive in from inspiring English sources

England felt repressive in the 50s".

The government, unnerved by the Arab Spring, has become increasingly repressive in the past year.

Unfortunately, since 2001 the Chinese political system has become more repressive in important ways.

Opposition leaders denounced the legislation as the most repressive in the country's 50-year history.

She told me that Chinese rule over Tibet had grown much more repressive in the previous two years.

As one of the contributors to the book remarks perspicuously: "The continent of Africa is probably the most repressive in terms of homosexuals.

"The nation which was once regarded as a buttoned-up bunch of repressives in bowler hats is now a land of incontinent alcoholics," the newspaper declared.

The Wiggins grew up in a repressive household in New Hampshire.

Both grew up in that repressive world in which young women were told to limit their educations and submerge their intellects.

Many have faced brutal conflict in Syria or repressive governments in Eritrea.

Our studies suggest that the putative CLF-PRC2 complex directly deposits repressive H3K27me3 in FT chromatin to repress FT expression.