Eksempler på siege

• They see, in these miserable paupers in search of a refuge, their future inner enemies, the sign of a siege to come.

• The concepts of ' island ' and ' siege ' have implied isolation and conflict, rather than interaction with the communities that live in the surrounding areas.

• Most chroniclers say nothing of the number of officers involved in the siege.

• Again, graphic descriptions of sieges and their attendant shortages complete the picture.

• We must also bear in mind that beyond the academy the integrity of scientific investigation has also been under siege.

• The state of siege was lifted and all the laws restored.

• The principle of respect for autonomy is increasingly under siege as a valuable component of healthcare ethics.

• To understand the reasons for this tendency, one must remember that the military establishment was under siege in the early 1930s.

• Now, the enlightened public sphere itself was under siege.

• A state of siege was decreed in the states controlled by rebels, rapidly extended to the entire country.

• Naturally, the troops sent to impose the state of siege took care of collecting fines.

• Such troops were of little use at sieges, however, and a number of examples demonstrate just how difficult it was to capture well-defended towns.

• Because of this siege mentality, harsh policies and even authoritarian rule were accepted as a necessary way of life.

• The price of the sugar is enormous and unusual, because of the siege, but the motive is true to his normal character.

• Under conditions of siege, normal social life continues, though of course with a difference because of these conditions.