Usa "oppressive" in una frase

1. becoming an oppressive shroud on the world, especially in the late afternoon dusk,

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2. The trees had an oppressive, brooding,

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3. silently oppressive and acute

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4. The sudden silence is oppressive

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5. feel like they'd already reached the oppressive heat of the

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6. monotony of the plains was becoming almost oppressive

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7. sleep), and looked forward to leaving the oppressive mood

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8. The public taxes, to which they were subject, were as irregular and oppressive as the services The ancient lords, though extremely unwilling to grant, themselves, any pecuniary aid to their sovereign, easily allowed him to tallage, as they called it, their tenants, and had not knowledge enough to foresee how much this must, in the end, affect their own revenue

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9. Oppressive heat came from above and as she wearily looked over her shoulder, she was greeted by the sight of the hovering beast, its flashing eyes fixed on her vulnerable form and preparing to exact its finishing blitz

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10. The oppressive sense of aloneness took the latter again and he gasped for breath slightly as he looked forward

11. In the colonies of all those three nations, too, the ecclesiastical government is extremely oppressive

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12. The profit of those merchants would be almost equally exorbitant and oppressive

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13. In a more advanced state, they might be really oppressive and insupportable

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14. But though the policy of Great Britain, with regard to the trade of her colonies, has been dictated by the same mercantile spirit as that of other nations, it has, however, upon the whole, been less illiberal and oppressive than that of any of them

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15. The best of them all, that of England, is only somewhat less illiberal and oppressive than that of any of the rest

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16. The silence seeped back in, more oppressive than it was before

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17. Such advantageous situations have enabled those two colonies to surmount all the obstacles which the oppressive genius of an exclusive company may have occasionally opposed to their growth

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18. If they are suffered to act as they could wish, they will establish this monopoly openly and directly, by fairly prohibiting all other people from trading in the articles in which they choose to deal; and this, perhaps, is the best and least oppressive way of establishing it

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19. But the cruellest of our revenue laws, I will venture to affirm, are mild and gentle, in comparison to some of those which the clamour of our merchants and manufacturers has extorted from the legisiature, for the support of their own absurd and oppressive monopolies

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20. In order to prevent exportation, the whole inland commerce of wool is laid under very burdensome and oppressive restrictions

21. A very oppressive rule, especially in the ways of religion

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22. He seems not to have considered, that in the political body, the natural effort which every man is continually making to better his own condition, is a principle of preservation capable of preventing and correcting, in many respects, the bad effects of a political economy, in some degree both partial and oppressive

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23. In France, under the administration of the intendants, the application is not always more judicious, and the exaction is frequently the most cruel and oppressive

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24. About the middle of the last century, the fine for admission was fifty, and at one time one hundred pounds, and the conduct of the company was said to be extremely oppressive

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25. represented both these and the Hamburgh company as extremely oppressive, and imputed to their bad management the low state of the trade, which we at that time carried on to the countries comprehended within their respective charters

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26. But though such companies may not, in the present times, be very oppressive, they are certainly altogether useless

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27. In this state of things, therefore, this company was, in every respect, a strict and oppressive monopoly

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28. 51 ), seems to have had two distinct objects in view; first, to restrain effectually the oppressive and monopolizing spirit which is natural to the directors of a regulated company ; and, secondly, to force them, as much as possible, to give an attention, which is not natural to them, towards the maintenance of forts and garrisons

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29. This room had unequivocally become a prison: sparse and oppressive, that man her jailer

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30. The almost totally still air made it feel all the more oppressive

31. The light was dim in the oppressive darkness of the tunnel

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32. But so severe, or, rather, indeed, so oppressive a law, could never have been executed in such free countries, had not the diligence of the clergy beforehand converted to the established church the whole body of the people, with the exception of, perhaps, a few individuals only

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33. But if the lands of Great Britain, in the present state of their cultivation, do not afford a rent of more than twenty millions a-year, they could not well afford the half, most probably not the fourth part of that rent, if they all belonged to a single proprietor, and were put under the negligent, expensive, and oppressive management of his factors and agents

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34. Had silver risen considerably in its value, as it seems to have done in the course of the two centuries which preceded the discovery of the mines of America, the constancy of the valuation might have proved very oppressive to the landlord

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35. That tax would be cruel and oppressive, which aggravated their loss, by taking from them any part of his succession

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36. Such taxes, therefore, fall almost always upon a necessitous person, and must, therefore, be frequently very cruel and oppressive

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37. withstanding all its natural resources, languishes under an oppressive load of the same kind

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38. considerable liberation of the public revenue had been brought about, and growing in its progress as expensive as the last war, may, from irresistible necessity, render the British system of taxation as oppressive as that of Holland, or even as that of Spain

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39. I was still healing from my mother’s death and the job situation was very oppressive and it took a lot of energy just to maintain

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40. By a union with Great Britain, the greater part of people of all ranks in Ireland would gain an equally complete deliverance from a much more oppressive aristocracy ; an aristocracy not founded, like that of Scotland, in the natural and respectable distinctions of birth and fortune, but in the most odious of all distinctions, those of religious and political prejudices; distinctions which, more than any other, animate both the insolence of the oppressors, and the hatred and indignation of the oppressed, and which commonly render the inhabitants of the same country more hostile to one another than those of different countries ever are

41. No oppressive aristocracy has ever prevailed in the colonies

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42. The heat was too oppressive

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43. The chosen operative, of course, complied with the rules of the Temporal Directive: he was not from the time of Earth's crisis, and his role did not allow him to effect a [noticeable] change in the predicted time-line; his apparent mission was merely to assist a captive (Gerrid Lytum, former employee of the Darangi via the Nine committee) who had been subjugated within an artificial reality of his own creation by an oppressive Artificial Intelligence

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44. Remember, you will be releasing the slaves from inhuman torture and oppressive slavery

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45. Regrettably our Nationalists soon proved to the world that they had no inbuilt sense of fairness, especially toward their black servants who had protested: "give me the right to vote on the basis of one man one vote since I am also born here and lived here all my life—in fact I am a South African even if I am black!" But the Afrikaner flatly refused, and tried all sorts of other nonsense to like Homelands, and oppressive laws to keep themselves in power

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46. individual break through the oppressive, judging, and restrictive limitations of the past

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47. Skelda sighed deeply, entering his sleeping chamber, glad to be out of the oppressive tunnels

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48. Shaking his head, Darkburst swallowed the bile that had risen in his throat, searching for an answer in the low, oppressive clouds

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49. It was an unnatural place, oppressive and threatening

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50. The chamber felt oppressive and the smallest noise, even his own soft breathing, echoed back to him from every direction

51. The heat of My face shall burn against the inhabitants, and by the hotness of My anger shall I scorch the earth! Behold, the dry and cracked ground shall speak in the hollows of the waste places, as a testament against them! The heat shall be very oppressive, and desolations shall overtake them at noonday!

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52. American Community whose ―converts‖ generally fall into one of two groups: Its more radical members with traditional ―axes to grind‖ who have lost confidence in the American way of life or notions of a color blind society and a softer version that perceives the Christian Community as an extension of an oppressive ―White Society

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53. In contrast, except for North Korea, every other Communist country without exception allowed reforms, often became at least partly democratic or at least less oppressive

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54. Nye just nodded, feeling unsure of himself in the oppressive atmosphere

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55. A virtual reality place, an escape from stuffy classrooms and oppressive family situations, a place you never tell your mother about, and she never tells you about, but which you both know about; the daydream blueprints which suffused our youths with rosy forward-looking

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56. All he could make of everything was that there was much more behind the Ruling Council than their rule of tyranny and oppressive dogma, something which eluded him still

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57. The birds and the jungle itself were exotically beautiful, but the heat was oppressive and each hill became a heart-pounding challenge

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58. They all avoided his eyes, the silence becoming oppressive

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59. Moving out from the oppressive shadow of the fortress

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60. As they approached the smell of the salt water and fish became oppressive

61. AJ had spent a lot of time with Hobbs but it was always oppressive and unpredictable

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62. The goodness of human nature must therefore assert itself against the constraints of an oppressive culture

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63. The second key is to form a society in which each individual is free to explore and to exploit that which is within him unfettered by oppressive authority

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64. Historically, we see oppressive political regimes who go against the will of their citizens and of Natural Law, and the ultimate result is always negative

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65. They ceased laughing, but expressed sympathy for the victimized Bulgarian people and disdain for their oppressive rulers

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66. The cold dank day felt even more oppressive as the

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67. Stella broke the silence, a silence that only she found oppressive

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68. An unusual, oppressive sense of darkness manifested in the air, notably surrounding those men and women

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69. have been from the oppressive humity we had been having

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70. * Actually, the accounting systems that had been developed were in part a response to the complicated and oppressive legal rules and tax laws

71. The citizens of California did it on October 7, 2003 by voting the recall of their ineffective governor when his oppressive ‘liberal’ politics, and high taxation blatantly affected them

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72. Moreover, one should ponder the many aspects of the current, crept-in socialistic aspects to our economic system in America; namely, the present welfare state and its hampering effect on individuals, oppressive taxation, inheritance taxes, and the many arbitrary and restrictive interferences with private businesses, like requirements of minimum wages and compulsory liability and medical insurance coverage

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73. The PAXed convicts behavior had brought a brief period of comparative tranquility to the normally oppressive institution

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74. As the heat became less oppressive they began taking walks in the late afternoons when she and Frankie came home, even if wet outside—the sandy soil drained rapidly

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75. oppressive power they have been subjected to by men in our current

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76. oppressive behavior of the Anointed and the failure of

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77. of oppressive behavior of the Anointed and the

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78. changed much since they served the oppressive and greedy Roman empire 2,000 years ago

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79. The whole world learned how brutal and oppressive

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80. The leaders of new India followed the Western model of education, industrialization, gross commercialization, and did not even bother to change the oppressive laws of the British

81. Gāndhi particularly inspired and encouraged the people to be ready to carry out non-violent, non-cooperation movement against the oppressive government to win justice, freedom and equality

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82. After the wars were over, the British reneged on their promises to improve living conditions of Indians and rewarded them with more oppressive laws

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83. Throughout history, vast majority of people have believed that if someone wants to change a regime or gain independence from an oppressive government or king, then they will have to resort to violence

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84. During his life time, Gāndhiji tried to change, reform, and remove colonialism of the British in India, the oppressive aspect of caste system, discord among different religious groups, improve living conditions of the poor, untouchables, and women; promote simple living, and an outline of how to create a ‘true democracy - a government of the people, by the people and for the people

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85. Unfortunately, the white South African regime became more oppressive, the freedom fighters lost patience and resorted to violence

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86. Our forefathers have long contended with the oppressive borders and picket lines of the troll folk of Gaea

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87. Nothing seemed to insinuate that it was an evil, sinister place, but rather a tropical beach where at any time tourists may be sunbathing under the caresses of the oppressive sun

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88. We can overthrow the oppressive shepherds

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89. The silence was oppressive

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90. He felt lethargic in the oppressive heat as did his aides who were sat around the porch in silence

91. She steps back and retreats in some vague hope of finding refuge from the oppressive and forlorn silence

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92. A thick, grey oatmeal sky hugged the cedars and pines with an oppressive claustrophobic intensity

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93. The skies were heavy and oppressive, seeming to hang only a

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94. had begun to feel stifling and oppressive

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95. The silence was oppressive once the Admiral sat after his impassioned oration

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96. The hot air felt oppressive, I wanted to get out of here

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97. There are many in other locations throughout the world where a government may have been oppressive or the country is poor, but the faith and exploration in these areas has not ceased since the first person was able to bring forth this phenomena

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98. Have faith in yourself, do not rely on the faith others expect you to have on mere words and phrases that do nothing but often place oppressive shackles on your existence

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