From 1974 until 1982, different presidential administrations chose to focus on ending the persistent insurgencies that sought to undermine Colombia's traditional political system.

The Colombian Army's assault on the FARC's Casa Verde sanctuary at La Uribe, Meta, followed by a FARC offensive that sought to undermine the deliberations of the Constitutional Assembly, began to highlight a significant break in the uneven negotiations carried over from the previous decade.

: Re-examined the fundamentals of writing and its consequences on philosophy in general ; sought to undermine the language of ' presence ' or metaphysics in an analytical technique which, beginning as a point of departure from Heidegger's notion of Destruktion, came to be known as Deconstruction.

Spitzer's study has been criticized on numerous ethical and methodological grounds, and " press releases from both NGLTF and HRC sought to undermine Spitzer's credibility by connecting him politically to right-wing groups that had backed the ex-gay movement.

As free states sought to undermine the federal law, the even more severe Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was enacted.

The threat of US military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities equally concerned Bahrain ’ s government and Shia-dominated opposition, with both expressing fears that it could undermine the delicate political accommodation the two sides have sought under King Hamad.

There is also much evidence that the Church sought to subvert or undermine ruling governments to bring them under its influence.

In the de-Stalinization era, which sought to undermine any achievements made during Stalin's regime, it was declared that the Stakhanovite movement was Stalin's propaganda maneuver.

However, this eventually proved disadvantageous as the Byzantines sought to restrain the efforts of foreign powers to undermine the empire.

Consequently, the CIE sought to undermine his government and to make Army Minister Sylvio Couto Coelho da Frota the next president.

In this position, he sought to undermine the leadership of McIntosh.

Shawcross's opening speech, which lasted two days, sought to undermine any belief that the Nuremberg Trials were victor's justice ( an exacted vengeance against defeated foes ).

The 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 U. S. invasion of Iraq lead to such accusations against Jewish neoconservatives, vocal proponents of war against Iraq who allegedly sought to undermine Arab nations hostile to Israel ( i. e., the term " Israel-firster ").

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the Iranian Revolution and founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, preached that Western imperialists or neoimperialists sought to make Muslims suffer, to " plunder " their resources and other wealth, and had to undermine Islam first because Islam stood in the way of this stealing and immiseration.

By proposing agrarian reforms to limit the power of landowners, abolishing what they considered " feudalism " and promoting the growth of an industry, the LNA sought to undermine the absentee landlords in the Levant who tended to encourage local nationalism and were open to working with European authorities or Jewish land purchasers.

Thus, in his three years as Lord Chancellor, More actively approved of the persecution of those who sought to undermine the Catholic faith in England.

Walker's Appeal sought to undermine racist ideology, encourage black self-help through education and religion, exhort readers to take an active role in fighting their oppression, and press white Americans to uphold the self-evident truth that all men are created equal.

: dozens of cables in which the Ambassador sought to undermine regional peace efforts such as the Contadora initiative that ultimately won Costa Rican president Oscar Arias a Nobel Prize, as well as multiple reports of meetings and conversations with Honduran military officers who were instrumental in providing logistical support and infrastructure for CIA covert operations in support of the contras against Nicaragua -" our special project " as Negroponte refers to the contra war in the cable traffic.

A third explanation promoted by religious Jews is that the overwhelmingly secular leadership in Israel sought to undermine the influence of religious elements in Israeli politics and society by allowing more secular Jews and their non-Jewish spouses to immigrate.

He sought treatment from a local doctor instead of army medical staff because he was afraid that the illness would give his detractors another further excuse to undermine him.

As president he implemented measures that sought to undermine the power of the Roman Catholic Church.

Over the next few years, Demosthenes became leader of the " war-party " in Athens, and at every opportunity he sought to undermine the peace.

West German leaflets sought to undermine the willingness of East German guards to shoot at refugees attempting to cross the border, while East German leaflets promoted the GDR's view of West Germany as a militaristic regime intent on restoring Germany's 1937 borders.

Despite the incident Hill, who had moved on to a new plan to work with and undermine John Tyndall, remained close to the BDP and sought to continue working to damage the party.

If they be led by virtue, and uniformity sought to be given them by the rules of propriety, they will have the sense of the shame, and moreover will become good.

Craftsmen formed guilds, governed by strict rules, which sought to obtain control of the towns ; a few were open to women.

Neither Hillel, Ishmael, nor Eliezer ben Jose ha-Gelili sought to give a complete enumeration of the rules of interpretation current in his day, but they omitted from their collections many rules that were then followed.

Later he led a committee that sought to reform congress ' rules, and he used this opportunity to try to repeal the gag rule outright.

This process was actively supported by many kings and princes who employed university-trained jurists as counselors and court officials and sought to benefit from rules like the famous Princeps legibus solutus est (" The sovereign is not bound by the laws ", a phrase initially coined by Ulpian, a Roman jurist ).

In particular, Reed sought to circumscribe the ability of the minority party to block business by way of its members refusing to answer a quorum call — which, under the rules, prevented a member from being counted as present even if they were physically in the chamber — thus forcing the House to suspend business.

Reagan's supporters then sought to amend the convention rules so that Gerald R. Ford would be required to name his vice presidential running mate in advance as well.

The year 1999 marked twenty five years since the publication of the original Dungeons & Dragons rules, and WotC sought to lure older gamers back to Greyhawk by producing a series of nostalgia-tinged Return to ... adventures that evoked the best-known Greyhawk modules from 20 years before, under the banner 25th Anniversary of D & D:

Some theorists have sought to define " well temperament " more narrowly to exclude fifths wider than pure, which rules out many such schemes.

The development of such rules sought to avert chaos and it became the basis of Egyptian law.

In 1635, Puritans and Congregationalists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony dissatisfied with the rate of Anglican reforms sought to establish an ecclesiastical society subject to their own rules and regulations.

The craftsmen formed guilds, governed by strict rules, which sought to obtain control of the towns ; a few were open to women.

In other words, Hale sought to demonstrate that there were no pre-existing property rights prior to the legal rules that defined them.

The construction of houses, expressly prohibited in the outskirts of the monastery, was the cause of a dispute that faced the municipal authorities, who promoted a modification of the rules, and those who sought to restrict new construction.

Under the ICC revenue rules in place at the time, the Rock Island sought traffic from Omaha, yet preferred to keep the long haul to Denver, where interchange could be made with the Denver and Rio Grande Western, a connection to the Western Pacific for haulage to the west coast.

In 1635 a group of Massachusetts Puritans and Congregationalists who were dissatisfied with the rate of Anglican reforms sought to establish an ecclesiastical society subject to their own rules and regulations.

Despite new NHL rules set in place after the lockout that sought to allow skilled players such as Näslund and his linemates to thrive, all three members of the Canucks ' top line saw decreased offensive production in 2005 – 06.

Estates were cleared of willing immigrants seduced by the spirit of the moment, and when anticipation had failed, they then framed the stringent rules under which the hellish law had placed them, when they sought for an asylum in the parish of their fathers.

Partly as a consequence of rules aimed at reducing downforce from the front and rear wings of F1 cars, several teams have sought to find other places to position wings.

The term " featherbedding " is usually used by management to describe behaviors and rules sought by workers.

Railway labor unions, confronted with changing technology which led to widespread unemployment, sought to preserve jobs by negotiating contracts which required employers to compensate workers to do little or no work or which required complex and time-consuming work rules so as to generate a full day's work for an employee who otherwise would not remain employed.

This rule is repeated in many state's rules of procedure: " Parties may obtain discovery regarding any matter, not privileged, which is relevant ... if the information sought appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.