You can't turn away a genuine refugee fleeing persecution. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
This persecution is to be an affirmation and encouragement to us that we are living a life different from the world. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Give Up] Reference
Those who suffer from this illness persecute others, and anyone who rejects their persecution is accused of persecuting them. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Three Years Ago Today, Bush Misled Us Into War] Reference
MOOS: When the dialogue got really enhanced by a heckler upset about what she calls the persecution of a Chinese religious sect. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 21, 2006] Reference
Uzcategui declared that the PPT is in constant dialogue with the PSUV on grassroots level and that there must be an end to what he calls persecution of PPT councilors. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: Venezuela's Opposition ready for primaries in Q1 ... government debates alliances] Reference
Many were offended by what they called the persecution of Mr Eyre: and still greater offence was taken at my sending a subscription to the election expenses of Mr Bradlaugh. From Wordnik.com. [The autobiography of John Stuart Mill] Reference
Many were offended by what they called the persecution of Mr. Eyre: and still greater offence was taken at my sending a subscription to the election expenses of Mr. Bradlaugh. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter VII. General View of the Remainder of My Life] Reference
China's president has just launched into his speech when the dialogue got really enhanced by a heckler, upset about what she called the persecution of a Chinese religious sect. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2006] Reference
Their fear of persecution is very well founded indeed. From Wordnik.com. [Iran: Parliament passes apostasy death bill] Reference
The real reason for more driver persecution is to get a new budget. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
If you admit the least difference, the door to persecution is opened. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » District Court Judge Strikes Down Statute Providing for National Day of Prayer] Reference
Enmity or any form of persecution is diametrically opposed to Christ's command. From Wordnik.com. [Confessing the Messiah: The Church's Confession of Christ in Jewish-Christian Dialogue - Bishop Müller's Statement Pt. III] Reference
Then what do you call the persecution that I have endured for more than a year?. From Wordnik.com. [Three Dramas] Reference
We must have a greater awareness that persecution is the norm, not the exception. From Wordnik.com. [Where we are: a reflection on the current status of reaching the unreached] Reference
Many of these were farmers seeking to avoid religious persecution from the Germans. From Wordnik.com. [The National Ledger - News] Reference
Per the dictionary, persecution is oppression or harassment or to annoy consistently. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Putin Jabs Bush: ‘We Certainly Would Not Want…The Same Kind of Democracy As They Have in Iraq’] Reference
But now, the persecution is being directed at owners from those who manage what is owned. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » In 2005, Exxon CEO Raked in 190K a Day] Reference
The shortness of the duration of the persecution is evidently made the ground of consolation. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
In addition, each of these motivations may be subordinated to the impulse to entertain: persecution is fun!. From Wordnik.com. [Paranoid Politics: Shelley and the _Quarterly Review_] Reference
Even though the persecution is probably beyond his control, being persecuted will probably cast a cloud of angst over him. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Several problems with persecuted heroes] Reference
One habit I have had over the years to cope with disappointment or persecution is to reward myself by doing something lovely. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizenship and Kingdom of the Home] Reference
I think the word persecution has connotations which are perhaps wider than we would want to say at the moment, said McCallum. From Wordnik.com. [Sarkozy Deplores Attack Against Egypt Church] Reference
What is commonly called the persecution under Domitian (81-96) does not seem to have been a persecution of Christianity as such. From Wordnik.com. [A Source Book for Ancient Church History] Reference
Clearly, the notion that we at TT are "screaming persecution" is a hallucination that may, in turn, stem from reliance on stereotype. From Wordnik.com. [A question of style: Guillermo Gonzalez and the tenure review process] Reference
This idea that Christians are being specially targeted for "liberal atheist persecution" is common despite being completely unfounded. From Wordnik.com. [Contentment] Reference
Some think that the Roman governor in this city was a most violent enemy to the Christians; and the seat of persecution is Satan's seat. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
And we who are the messengers must stay the course, accepting short-term persecution in order to achieve long-term cultural transformation. From Wordnik.com. [A Warning to Pro-Lifers by Stephanie Gray] Reference
You realize that the notion of Justin Barker and the three Duke Lacross defendents as innocent victims of “racist” persecution is absurd, right?. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - “My lucky stars, a negro!”] Reference
If that is called persecution, the word ceases to have any meaning. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Froude] Reference
As a nation we suffer from what can only be described as persecution complex. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Frisco council votes to support reduced-rent apartments] Reference
He utterly disclaims persecution, that is to say, persecution as defined by himself. From Wordnik.com. [Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4] Reference
That overestimated woman had gained the halo of martyrdom by the so-called persecution of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.)] Reference
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Usman Ahmad As a nation we suffer from what can only be described as persecution complex. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Travelers can face discrimination, from age to disability] Reference
Mayer Anselm grew up with never a thought that he belonged to a "peculiar people," nor did the idea of persecution ever trouble him. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen] Reference
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