Sentence examples for though authoritarian from inspiring English sources

It was probably not the best time to pick a fight with Egypt, whose government, though authoritarian, was at least somewhat friendly.

Though authoritarian and often prickly, both men articulated and fought for crucially important cultural values in the face of creeping neoliberalism.

But history teaches us that though authoritarian regimes that lack legitimacy can prove tenacious, they cannot sustain themselves indefinitely.

In the name of realism and pragmatism, these prefer to deal with rulers who, though authoritarian and ruthless with their masses, are pliant and willing to leave their markets wide open for Euro-American goods and squander billions in their nations' resources on weapons no one else would buy.

Big-man leaders are becoming rarer, though some authoritarian states survive.

Eventually, though, most authoritarian rulers will continue to tighten their control at home, and not mind too much if that brings opprobrium from elsewhere.

Though the authoritarian government remains hostile to competing ideologies that lay claim to the loyalty of the population, the fervent young followers of the imams and ishans (Muslim religious leaders) attract some followers to a much closer attachment to the Islāmic heritage as well as lifestyle.

Overall, though, John Paul II is an authoritarian rather than a collegial pope, Mr Cornwell says.

Iran is of course an authoritarian state, though not as repressive as western allies such as Saudi Arabia.

This, though, was as anti-authoritarian as the rap star got in a greatest hits set delivered with fierce energy if not seething rage.

Increasingly, it looks as though the notoriously authoritarian state is losing its authority.