Sentence examples for the crackdowns from inspiring English sources

They will not be targets of the crackdowns.

But the motivation for the crackdowns is probably political more than religious.

As harsh as the crackdowns sound, experts say they are often ineffective.

The crackdowns began in February 2005 as a way to combat the Salvadoran gang MS-13.

But the crackdowns and electoral defeats have exacerbated already deep internal divisions within the party.

That ideology may not hold out if the crackdowns start to divide society, however.

Then came the crackdowns, and lawsuits, when jobs did not get done right, or the money simply went missing.

But instead of scaring the protesters into going home, the crackdowns have reinforced their conviction to stay.

And then, in an apparent contradiction, he added: "I strongly condemn the crackdowns on the civilian population in Syria.

Meanwhile reports about the crackdowns on independent media in Russia or the arrest of anti-Putin protesters struggled for airtime.

Many residents were skeptical, believing that the enforcement was just another of the crackdowns that had come and gone.