Sentence examples for the robber of from inspiring English sources

Buy The Robber of Memories: A River Journey Through Colombia by Michael Jacobs from the Guardian bookshop.

He said blacks must break the bonds of self-hatred imposed by "the robber of our father," referring to slavery and discrimination by whites in America.

The Robber of Memories: a River Journey Through Colombia by Michael Jacobs is published by Granta Books on 1 November at £16.99.

A chance encounter with him at Cartagena de Indias was the catalyst for the river journey that forms the basis of my new book, The Robber of Memories.

Besides that higher rate of robbery, Commissioner Kelly said, the robbers of such banks are more likely to get away with cash.

The police later learned that at least half a dozen persons had seen various phases of the landing on the peninsula without having a thought that they might have been watching the robbers of the armored car.

Six months later police arrested 25 people, including a security guard accused of advising the robbers of the names and routines of Harry Winston staff and the position of hidden safes where the most expensive items were kept.

"Down with the robbers of the public treasury," dozens chanted – a reference to recent revelations that senior officials at public companies were pocketing exorbitant salaries while employees' wages have stayed flat.

The continued rise of this rent-seeking class is reminiscent of the robber barons of the 19th century.

In return, he will continue to fight any limit on corporate power, diligently carrying on a Republican tradition that stretches back to the days of the robber barons of the 19th century.

Weren't the conditions of workers worse under the robber barons of the early days of industrialization?