Sentence examples for the roughshod from inspiring English sources

In the roughshod horny world of boys, I had studied my companions closely to make sure that I wasn't being too "queer" for them.

The roughshod course chosen by Ohio, as well as Wisconsin and Indiana, made the real agenda all too clear: breaking the political power of public unions.

While ministers may be used to the roughshod style of select committees, few senior businessmen are used to being asked tricky questions.

It is just after 11pm at the Senat bar in the roughshod district of Ndjili in Kinshasa, half an hour's bone-jarring drive straight from the clammy hell that is the international airport.

The roughshod living would not have intimidated London.

"This decision sets a very dangerous precedent, with the government riding roughshod over the will of the local people," said the Lib Dem spokesperson, Lynne Featherstone.

Many scientists are angry that the proposals ride roughshod over the results of the Planetary Decadal Survey, which laid out a vision for future exploration based on the priorities of the planetary science community.

The soldiers rode roughshod over the country's diversities; the 20% Berber minority, for instance.

The senators accused the Justice Department of running roughshod over the rights of the boy's relatives in Miami, and called on Mr. Clinton to suspend all deportation proceedings.

McGuinness said the ultimate travesty was that the referendum had ridden roughshod over the Good Friday agreement, the bedrock of the peace process in Ireland.

The grid ran roughshod over the landscape.