Sentence examples for were being encroached from inspiring English sources

Wildlife groups had petitioned the court saying India's limited forests were being encroached upon, and endangered wildlife was being further threatened by illegal squatters on forest land.

By 2013, many of the beds the team studied were being encroached by two other moss species that thrive in drier conditions and are less tolerant to being submerged.

The results signified a clear indication to the artists "that the rights of women and the LGBTQ community were being encroached upon".

Greek culture is being encroached upon in every way.

They are being encroached on by logging, oil and gas exploration, mining, roads and agriculture.

Increasingly in India, enclaves of unique architecture such as Delhi's Khirkee village, or Khotachiwadi, in Mumbai are being encroached upon and damaged by growing development.

In practice, many of the groups are typified by resistance to taxes and to gun laws, and a conviction that individual rights are being encroached on.

"Because this has raised such a debate, it means that people are increasingly aware that their sexual rights and freedoms are being encroached upon," said Ms. Li, who this March unsuccessfully lobbied legislative advisers to abolish the law.

The losers are the raw-end independent filmmakers, those truly working on a shoestring, whose most prominent showcases are being encroached on by the type of films that win Oscars.

The "red corridor" of Naxal-affected territory in central India (see map) is being encroached on by police, roads and limited rural development.Resources for the paramilitary police have also soared.

With an argument always raging about the relevance of this super-luxe area of fashion – where a made-to-order dress can cost about £100,000 – its territory is being encroached upon by the resort collections, the cheaper and more commercial side of ready-to-wear.