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Meanings of petty tyranny in anglès

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Usage of petty tyranny in anglès
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She espouses the dowager's side; upholds the two children in their petty tyranny.
Elster's Folly: A Novel
2
But by his plan more might be enabled to escape petty tyranny or persecution.
Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Begin...
3
Shall we submit to petty tyranny or shall we strike?
At Home with the Jardines
4
But the petty tyranny of these measures passes understanding.
Through the Iron Bars: Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium
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Arrogance, haughtiness, and petty tyranny had marked his reign.
The Mad King
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A necessary condition of a healthy economy is freedom from the petty tyranny of massive government regulation.
State of the Union Addresses
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Daily, after this, one or more of the women suffered from his petty tyranny, cruelty, and spite.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court / Being Recollections...
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In larger ships, which carried broods of midshipmen, there was always the risk of bullying and petty tyranny.
Second to None
9
He looked beyond this shallow agent, and all his petty tyranny, to the sovereigns who had employed him.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
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Our wretched state is the outgrowth of a petty tyranny, in which the serf desires to imitate his superiors.
Rabbi and Priest: A Story
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This court was needed to show us at least the petty tyranny of martial law and the pettiness of martial jurists.
The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
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Mr Zyuganov also angrily slammed Mr Yeltsin's decision to renominate his protege saying it was "political idiocy" and " petty tyranny".
The Irish Times
13
America was to be the abode of liberty; but this monarch thought only of making it a field for his private petty tyranny.
The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 / F...
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The only effect I can conjecture is an increase in the woes of the unfortunates who must bow to this petty tyranny for'ard.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
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The Lady of Aspramonte was also kind to both the captives; but, in one particular, she exercised a piece of petty tyranny over them.
Waverley Novels — Volume 12
16
General San Martin, having run his course of petty tyranny in Peru, was soon forced to resign his protectorate and seek safety in Chili.
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol....
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