Sentence examples for then afflicting from inspiring English sources

In 1889 Westcott convened a conference of Christians from all over Europe to consider the arms race then afflicting the continent.

Its reputation was of a well-regulated haven in the midst of the political turmoil then afflicting the UK, and the money kept pouring in.

Zapatero pledged to boost Spain's economy which was slumping as a result of the economic downturn then afflicting much of the world and to continue his agenda of social and political reform, but the country's financial situation grew worse through 2009 10.

Ambrosio did what he always does, then, afflicted as he is by that great Castilian generosity: He let us in again.

When he came to Los Angeles, seeking a milder climate for the chronic-fatigue syndrome that then afflicted him, he hated it.

In the Testament the title-character is abandoned by Diomedes and then afflicted with leprosy so that she becomes unrecognizable to Troilus.

Until then, the afflicted nations seemed to be in great shape, with high growth and low inflation.

The master was then 68, afflicted intermittently with paralysis and left alone, evidently with only a profligate grandson, who had proved to be an incorrigible delinquent.

And then farmers' pigs, afflicted with swollen stomachs just like the goats, started dying off too.

To me, it seems like since she's a fountainhead of creativity, that stops her from having a filter because if she had a filter, then it would afflict her creativity.

If the task of a well-meaning newspaper (as it's often said) is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, then the mission of Private Eye is broader: to afflict anyone, famous or obscure, who seems to deserve scrutiny, censure or mockery.