Sentence examples for repressive power from inspiring English sources
NMD exerts its repressive power primarily by promoting RNA degradation; however, miRNA-mediated repression usually involves both mRNA decay and translational repression.
The failure of this resistance cannot be ascribed to the repressive power of the state.
The state has given itself enormous repressive power, and used it for decades without compunction.
Until the insurgents are genuinely bloodied, they will keep insisting on a full restoration of their repressive power.
During the military regime (1964-1985), Shakespeare became a vehicle to both legitimize the government and denounce the repressive power of the state.
In fact, they form part of a combined strategy to oppose the political mobilisation of young people with the repressive power of the state.
Julia Lakatos, a political analyst with an independent think tank here, said that Fidesz's repressive, power-consolidating image in the international media isn't quite matched by reality.
These young women are "the vanguard of rebellion against the conservative and repressive powers that be.
Instead, the government is proposing legislation to give the police and army repressive powers, although there is no evidence that such measures could have prevented any recent attacks.
As Ian Hernon reveals in Riot!, the British government found it perfectly easy to justify this assault as a legitimate response to public disorder, and a good excuse to assume even more repressive powers.
They propose … that the constitution should appoint the army [as] protector of the civil nature of the state; that is to allow an institution with wide repressive powers and a history of interfering in government to be free of any supervision by any elected body".
