Sentence examples for ruler has been from inspiring English sources

This is the first time that a Middle Eastern ruler has been charged with it.

This much seems clear: Crown Prince Abdullah, the country's effective ruler, has been trying to rein in profligate princes.

Pakistan's former military ruler has been charged with treason for his decision, in November, 2007, to suspend the constitution and impose a state of emergency — a desperate, and ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to hold on to power.

The Economist has expanded upon its static Shoe-Thrower's Index with an interactive graph, so that it now instantly recalculates the "index of unrest" for each of the seventeen countries based on how much weight users give to factors such as the number of years the ruler has been in power, per cent of the population under the age of twenty-five, andemocraticinstitutionsons.

Since Mr. Bush identified Mr. bin Laden as the "prime suspect" in the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States and demanded that the Taliban turn him over, Pakistan's ruler has been caught on a knife edge -- between pledges of support for any American military thrust into Afghanistan and a mounting drumbeat of pro-Taliban, pro-bin Laden demonstrations by militant Islamic groups in Pakistan.

The country's ruler has been praised in some academic and diplomatic circles due to his political acumen and smart investments.

The Dagbon traditional ruler had been beheaded four years earlier, which resulted in a bloody clash between the Andani and Abudu royal families.

Sergio Ramírez, a former Sandinista vice president who has since broken with the party, noted that for political reasons, Pakistan and its military ruler have been embraced since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.

According to Elton Daniel, "It shattered the sacrosanct aura which had surrounded the person of the Abbasid caliphs; For the first time, an Abbasid ruler had been humiliated and put to death by rebellious subjects".

The citadel was only surrendered to Nur ad-Din after Mujir ad-Din Abaq, the last Burid ruler, had been given safe passage and lordship over the city of Homs.

The primary victim of Iran's rulers has been Iranian women, who are literally considered second class citizens under the current Iranian constitution.