Sentence examples for some vassal from inspiring English sources

To continue to calmly explain why someone ahead of you in general election polling is unelectable (and Clinton hates to see a leader being unelectable, unless they're a dictator in some vassal state) suggests that some of her personal stiffness has seeped into what seems increasingly a detached and inflexible campaign.

The Mōri family first achieved prominence in the early 16th century when some vassals of the Ōuchi family, then the dominant power in west Honshu and probably the most powerful warriors in all Japan, revolted against the Ōuchi's autocratic rule.

"Some other vassal," Terri said.

"That's right, some other vassal," Herb said.

Some other vassal would come along and spear his fellow-knight in the name of love.

Among these landlords, some were vassals of the shogun, while others were connected to the aristocracy or the temples and shrines.

At one point during the campaign, Hákon sent Magnús and some other vassals raiding deep into Lennox.

Mr Netanyahu, who counts on religious support to keep him in power, blusters that he will not be dictated to by the Americans: "Israel is not some kind of vassal state .America is proposing that Israeli troops pull out of 13.1% of the West Bank, over a period of three months, as the second "further redeployment" under the terms of the interim accords.

Although Arzawa was for long periods a rival of the Hittite kingdom, it was occasionally conquered and made a vassal by some of the more powerful Hittite kings, such as Labarnas I (c. 1680 c. 1650 bc).

Damascus controlled Lebanon as a vassal state for some 30 years before its military and secret police were forced to withdraw in the wake of the huge protests that followed the February 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri, Lebanon's leading politician.

Two sons of K'iq'ab together with some of his vassals rebelled against their king, killing many high ranking lords, Kaqchikel warriors and members of the Kaweq lineage.