The word
"oppressive" means using power or control in a cruel or unfair way, making others feel restricted or burdened.
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Located in people's homes or offices such inexpensive servers can provide privacy in normal life, and safe communications for people seeking to preserve their freedom in
oppressive regimes.
So many people stay
in oppressive churches, relationships and jobs because there is a trade - off.
The desire to leave somewhere else is insufficient in as much as a myriad of other nations will take refugees
from oppressive regimes the world over.
The score, while wonderful on its own, is
as oppressive as it is random in its application.
These impacts include the increasing periods of
oppressive heat and their effect on the most vulnerable, such as seniors.
Look for examples of people who took action to interrupt these and other
oppressive systems.
The platform also wants to expand its reach to countries that are being plagued by economic difficulty
with oppressive regimes.
After 41 years of
oppressive rule, there simply were no opposition groups or strong state institutions.
Even if it's lightweight, the strap would
feel oppressive for the child, he adds.
Principles and guidelines can be crowded out
by oppressive lists of do's and don'ts.
Either courts are awarding punitive damages in situations that do not warrant such an award, or else defamation actions frequently involve malicious and
oppressive conduct.
If the life of crime doesn't swallow them up, there are
oppressive forces prevalent that push back.
One of the important points about the new spirituality is how to read the biblical materials in terms of a dominant concern of our times namely the removal of present
oppressive structures.
Many of them understand and support the concern of young church leaders for liberation from
oppressive social systems as well as from personal sin.
Through the exploration of
oppressive power dynamics, we are invited to examine our own complex relationships to those systems.
To live with a firm but
not oppressive sense of responsibility provides a sense of self - mastery which enhances self - esteem.
But the appearance of only such individuals can
become oppressive for the target group.
Set in a dystopian 1960's, this action / adventure survival game will have players trying to escape their colorful,
oppressive society by refusing to take mind - altering drugs.
By similar action, peoples throughout the world struggle to attain their goals in societies dominated by
oppressive political and economic systems.
The weight of expectation became
so oppressive towards the end of our marriage.
This might be a welcome realization for some, especially given the high temps and
oppressive humidity that have characterized the last two months.
In an era of rapidly increasing college costs, choosing the larger benefit amount is prudent as long as the premiums are not
too oppressive.
Yet students and teachers still continue to complain
about oppressive feelings of boredom.
I wish I'd known
how oppressive the accumulation was going to feel, and just not spent all the money.
Our longitudinal, mixed - methods study focused on the role schools can play in preparing youth of color to analyze, navigate, and challenge
oppressive conditions in our society.
This weekend we already hit a heat index well over 100 degrees... so it looks like it is going to be one of those long, hard,
oppressive summers.
The point is that liberation struggle is always generated as a reaction to unjust laws and
oppressive practices.
The finance fees didn't
seem oppressive and we thought they were worth the convenience and spending power of a wallet filled with credit cards.
Many single moms have experienced difficult and
even oppressive relationships.
People who know that if we learn from humanity's faults and
oppressive history, and invest in our most marginalized communities, we can create an equitable and just society.
The film explores gender and familial structures as inherited, performed and
often oppressive structures.
We have a small home with no air conditioning and adding the heat of the oven to the
already oppressive heat wasn't going to happen.
I have a
rather oppressive conscience — it wouldn't let me get away with being horrible.
The weather at a mountain resort provides beautiful days and nights
without oppressive heat and humidity.
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