reprisals造句

To avoid similar reprisals from America, other Banks began shunning North Korea.

The witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared reprisals.

The clashes between the Uighurs and Hans has spurred jihadist groups to threaten reprisals against Chinese citizens.

He helped the Mongols impose taxes, interceding with the Khan to prevent reprisals when rebellions broke out.

But he has also lost three of his staff members to reprisals from the interests he has disturbed.

As the attacks mounted against Castresana, he became increasingly paranoid, and appeared to conflate legitimate critiques with dirty reprisals.

He contents himself by backing the rebel general in exchange for his friends' freedom, and a pledge that the revolution will be bloodless, with no executions or reprisals.

And it suggests that India might be planning military reprisals. India has denied this, but Pakistan has moved troops from the Afghan border in readiness.

Then abolish this law without delay, for it is not only an evil itself, but also it is a fertile source for further evils because it invites reprisals.

Much of the credit for the successes must go to the first post-apartheid president, Nelson Mandela, whose grace and magnanimity let white rule end without reprisals or the ruinous flight of whites.

Although many were missing LACES, the shoes were in good condition and their owners were delighted to reclaim them, he said, adding that no reprisals were planned against the culprit.

Ayman, who did not give his full name for fear of reprisals against his relatives still in areas under Colonel Qaddafi’s control, joined the revolution soon after it began in eastern Libya.

Indeed, 20 years ago today, the Haitian army led a coup against Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti's first democratically elected President, and followed it up with ugly reprisals against his supporters.

These comrades exaggerate the role of the individual and emphasize personal prestige. They lend a willing ear to flattery and praise, but cannot bear criticism or supervision; some persons of bad character even go so far to stifle criticism and resort to reprisals against their critics.