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.