Sentence examples for seeking to erode from inspiring English sources

The Islamic-rooted government of Erdoğan has long been accused by critics of seeking to erode the country's secular principles and limiting the civil liberties of women.

Protesters see the new rules as a sign that China may be seeking to erode the "one country, two systems" rubric in place in Hong Kong since 1997, when it reverted from British to Chinese control.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ruling AKP is accused by critics of seeking to erode Turkey's strict separation of religion and state – the basis of the secular republic founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

However, miffed at its failure, SIIC has been seeking to erode Fadhila's position, through a series of popular protests calling for the resignation of the Fadhila governor, Mohammed Musbeh al-Waili, and the petitioning of Iraq's embattled prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki.

Sony is not alone in seeking to erode Samsung's lead.

The exhibition uses our obsessive relationship with the screen as its point of departure, and seeking to "erode the boundaries between content and container, inviting a collision between virtual reality and objecthood," according to the press release.

On her return we see the disastrous consequences, as Adolph seeks to erode his novelist-wife's buoyant independence.

In federations in which there is no guaranteed overrepresentation of smaller regions, a crucial principle of federalism is violated: the protection of regional sovereignty against a central government, backed by a national majority, that may seek to erode regional autonomy.

The Self-Defense Forces, a confederation of regional factions with as many as 12,000 armed fighters, has sought to erode support for the rebels by carrying out hundreds of killings annually.

Mr. Rangel received money from individuals connected to companies whose executives play a leading role in an influential New York lobbying organization, the Rent Stabilization Association, which has sought to erode the laws governing rent controls in the city.

Ms. Murphy sought to erode Mrs. Stein's credibility by revealing that the teacher had secretly taped 80 phone conversations with her friends to support her federal lawsuit against the school district.