Sentence examples for trampled the rule from inspiring English sources

For most of its half-century as an independent country, Indonesia has been ruled by corrupt dictators who trampled the rule of law.

For most of its half-century as an independent country, Indonesia has been ruled by arbitrary dictators who enriched their cronies and trampled the rule of law.

But the existence of the prison, first reported in The Los Angeles Times on Monday and widely repeated in the Iraqi media, enraged Sunni political leaders, who accused Mr. Maliki's government of trampling the rule of law.

"What they have been doing is not showing respect for the rule of law, but mocking and trampling the rule of law".

Candy Crowley, who moderated Tuesday night's presidential debate, had to try to guide two candidates who seemed bent on trampling the rules.

The program begins on Friday at 7 p.m. with a screening of a new 35-millimeter print of Spencer Williams's magnificent work "The Blood of Jesus," a 1941 film that energetically tramples the rules of Hollywood storytelling as it tries to translate the style and substance of a religious revival meeting into cinematic terms.

The Kaczynskis' real failure was overzealousness: their anti-corruption crusade too often trampled over the rule of law that they wanted to uphold.Mr Kaczynski was trailing badly in the re-election race due in October.

In a report on judicial work, the Supreme Court said Mr. Zhou and Bo Xilai — a former Politburo member who was tried and convicted in 2013 — had "trampled on the rule of law, sabotaged party unity and engaged in nonorganization political activities". That wording suggested that Mr. Zhou and Mr. Bo had, together or separately, engaged in political conspiracy.

Bo's methods, known as the "Chongqing model," included a heavy role for the state, a redistribution of wealth, an emphasis on broad social welfare policies over growth led by the private sector, and, in practice, a heavy-handed authoritarianism, including a crackdown on crime that often trampled on the rule of law.

Many of the city's middle classes intensely disliked his brand of politics, which they believed trampled over the rule of law.

While many Chongqing residents welcomed the anti-triad campaign, critics accused it of trampling on the rule of law.