Sentence examples for were governed for from inspiring English sources

When he comes to trial, perhaps the Iraqi people will finally learn whether they were governed for so many years by a cunning tyrant or by one who at some point turned into an out-of-touch thug, allowing his brutal underlings to do whatever they wanted to keep a terrorized populace subdued.

Whether they voted 'No' or 'Yes', people said we need to change the way we are governed and who we are governed for.

"We know our country needs to change in the way it is governed and we know our country needs to change in who it is governed for.

The main Protestant (Calvinist) church has been governed for a long time by Togolese moderators.

Sousa landed in Brazil in 1549 and founded Salvador (Bahia), a capital from which Brazil was governed for 214 years.

The country was governed for three decades by repressive military regimes until it returned to democratic rule in 1985.

But this mood of change is not just about how we are governed; crucially, it is about who we are governed for.

After being governed for twelve years by the 12th-richest person in America, who on earth would vote for a supermarket owner who's only No. 212?

The beauties and the riches of these regions are increasingly accessible and must be governed for the benefit of all, as should be the skies and the oceans.

"I think he's been a very good mayor, and he's governed for the last eight years," the mayor-elect said of Mr. Giuliani.

They will produce a new political majority in the European parliament, which will influence how the EU and the single market will be governed for the next five years.