The government used suppressive measures to control the protest. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
It can be helpful to discuss the issues with a well-informed person, and long-term suppressive therapy can improve the situation immensely. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This station has voluntarily taken the kind of suppressive action that some would enforce through the federal government. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Peter Breggin: Michael Savage: Irrepressible Canary in Freedom's Mineshaft] Reference
40n-call suppressive fires and counterbattery fires. From Wordnik.com. [FM 90-4 Appendix A]
WEIL: They are doing that as an immune-suppressive. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2005] Reference
The ANC said apartheid was "dark, suppressive and unfair". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
MATTINGLY: Turns out SP is Scientology lingo for suppressive person. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2008] Reference
MATTINGLY: Turns out "SP" is scientology lingo for suppressive person. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2008] Reference
The machine pistol probably wouldn't be good for much more than suppressive fire. From Wordnik.com. [Twenty-Ten] Reference
And a suppressive person is someone, mainly someone who ` s opposed to scientology. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2009] Reference
And those would be children, pregnant women, and people who have immune suppressive conditions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 27, 2006] Reference
The reality is the precise opposite of what you say, this being that AZT is immuno-suppressive. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Ground security may be relied on until the last unit withdraws under cover of suppressive fires. From Wordnik.com. [FM 7-85 Chapter 4 Insertion, Extraction, Escape, and Evasion]
Indirect fire weapons provide suppressive fires along the flight routes as planned or as necessary. From Wordnik.com. [FM 90-4 Appendix A]
Sometimes a suppressive measure is necessary, especially in time-limited life-threatening situations. From Wordnik.com. [Larry Malerba, D.O. : What Is the 'Green' Medicine Revolution? (Part II)] Reference
It's long overdo time to liberate the people of Iraq living under a suppressive, tyrannical dictator. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2003] Reference
Government was "evil, malignant and mean" and South Africa's history was "dark, suppressive and unfair". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He was totally convinced that taking a suppressive regime out of the world order was the right thing to do. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2005] Reference
If contact is made, the overwatch element initiates a high volume of direct and indirect suppressive fires. From Wordnik.com. [FM 71-1 Chapter 3 Offensive Operations]
And we laid down suppressive fire and pushed up and flanked -- flanked the insurgents and overcame that day. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 21, 2005] Reference
Of course, the regime brought to the scene all of its suppressive forces to confront any potential protests. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Alexander or his court and ministers who bore the responsibility for the suppressive means that were employed?. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Russia] Reference
It's usually treated with Prednisone, but she can't tolerate that, so she's on another immune suppressive drug. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2003] Reference
The antiarmor company commander takes the following steps to minimize vulnerability to enemy suppressive fires. From Wordnik.com. [FM 7-91 CHPTR 4 Employment/ Antiarmor Company]
The fire support planning must provide for suppressive fires along flight routes and in the vicinity of landing zones. From Wordnik.com. [FM 90-4 Chapter 1]
Why should we not expect the same tools to be used in a competition between upward-striving peoples and suppressive regimes?. From Wordnik.com. [Iran 2.0] Reference
Likewise, it acknowledges the dangers of suppression and seeks to minimize the use of suppressive measures (see GMR Part II). From Wordnik.com. [Larry Malerba, D.O. : What Is the 'Green' Medicine Revolution? (Part III)] Reference
When we consider that almost all conventional medical treatments are essentially suppressive, the implications are staggering. From Wordnik.com. [Larry Malerba, D.O. : What Is the 'Green' Medicine Revolution? (Part II)] Reference
Selected PZs must facilitate delivery of suppressive fires and continuous security of elements to be extracted and the helicopters. From Wordnik.com. [FM 90-4 Chapter 3]
It almost sounds like it might have been suppressive fire or reactionary fire that was being returned in the direction of the threat. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2007] Reference
President de Klerk almost nullifies his apology by objecting to the era of apartheid being portrayed as "dark, suppressive and unfair.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
They will also fire suppressive fire, move to the right of the vehicle and place more accurate fire at individual soldiers on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2003] Reference
What he couldn't see, because the truck in front of him had overturned, was that HUMVEE turned around and was laying down suppressive fire. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2006] Reference
The close fight may require the team to breach obstacles, using suppressive fires and/or assaulting to penetrate or destroy enemy defenses. From Wordnik.com. [FM 71-1 Chapter 1 Introduction]
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