| In this role he set out to deal with brigandry and banditry of the Isaurian warlord Indacus. |
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| Evidence that banditry was a genuine and serious problem can be found in local gazetteers of the period. |
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| Their commitment to fighting corruption and lawlessness has brought an end to the banditry once a feature of rural life in the country. |
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| We are in a situation in which there is a virtual breakdown of law and order with the resultant general banditry and chaos. |
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| The bands' original political motives faded, and they turned to banditry and indiscriminate killing. |
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| Sectarian strife, banditry, theft and moral corruption have been nibbling at the soul of our country for quite some time now. |
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| There are limits to the painting of banditry and extortion as the legitimate raising of taxes. |
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| Alleged offences include including banditry and possession of unlicensed firearms. |
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| Unpatrolled beaches should be avoided at all times because of the risk of banditry and carjacking. |
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| It's not so much the wholesale banditry of personae that rankles and bores, it's the sheer insipidness of the imagination on display. |
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| Quite a lot of the violence, such as the frequent attacks on aid convoys and UN food dumps, is now sheer banditry. |
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| These include treason, carrying out activities to overthrow the government, espionage, banditry, terrorism, undermining peace. |
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| In recent times, the motive for the attacks has been changing from traditional cattle rustling to organized cattle banditry and laundering. |
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| The EU is also concerned about the increasing acts of banditry which further complicate the provision of humanitarian assistance in Darfur. |
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| Although conflict-related fighting has diminished, communities remain vulnerable to rampant crime and banditry. |
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| In addition there is a high incidence of general theft, banditry and violence against women. |
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| Again, amelioration of the human rights situation is unlikely to occur without resolving the issue of insecurity, banditry and warlordism. |
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| It has, on the other hand, waged numerous colonial wars or participated in armed banditry disguised as war all over the world. |
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| In general, security was low and banditry rife, but the region was largely spared from the war. |
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| He fled to the highlands and perpetrated incessant acts of banditry as long as he could. |
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| Continued banditry and firefights plague many of the provinces. |
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| I think social banditry, as the academics call it, is a proud American tradition. |
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| As long as populations are menaced by banditry, civil war, guerrilla campaigns, and counter-insurgency by beleaguered governments, they cannot be secure. |
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| Notwithstanding the ongoing military conflicts that occurred in Darfur during the reporting period, carjacking and banditry continue to pose the most significant risk to United Nations personnel. |
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| This was followed by political chaos, a deteriorating security situation, widespread banditry and looting, which compounded the problem and severely constrained the delivery of humanitarian supplies. |
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| It is therefore not a question of regulating arms in general but only a specific category of them-those that are liable to fuel civil wars or acts of banditry. |
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| The absence of Transitional Federal Government control in those areas has permitted banditry and criminality to thrive, leading to the relocation of all international staff from the town. |
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| The diffusion of light weapons also fuels conflicts in Africa, engendering increased criminality and banditry, and the emergence of the child-soldier. |
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| Generally the regime was successful in enforcing law and order and suppressing banditry. |
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| Incidents of violence, kidnapping, banditry and piracy abound. |
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| Released in 1950, this film noir starred Peggy Cummins as a hard-boiled carnival markswoman who teams up with John Dall as a confused war veteran in a tale of banditry on the West Coast. |
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| Notwithstanding the serious and ongoing military conflicts that occurred during the reporting period, random carjacking and banditry continue to pose the greatest general risk to United Nations personnel. |
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| Some Manchus gathered in the mountains, building local domains and engaging in banditry for decades. |
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| Acts of banditry targeted towards humanitarian convoys and personnel restrict the ability of humanitarian organizations to operate effectively and thus impinge on humanitarian conditions. |
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| Some banditry in Nigerian waters started as a protest against the threat to fishing from the oil industry. Scientists would like to see more sanctuaries, starting with a big area in northern Mozambique. |
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| No matter its final shape, Ukraine will be left with boorish new neighbours on its eastern flank. Directly west of Donetsk, the Dnipropetrovsk region is preparing for more trouble, including banditry, kidnapping and terror. |
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| Crimes against humanitarian personnel and their compounds and vehicles, incidents of road banditry and attacks against civilians were reported, including 32 cases of carjacking. |
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| He has since relied on foreign intervention to fend off ethnic tensions, mutinies, banditry and spill-overs from conflicts in neighbouring Chad, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
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| Attacks against humanitarian organizations and commercial convoys, as well as increasing incidents of armed banditry and robbery are becoming rampant and unacceptable. |
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| The latter days of Henry VI's government had been marked by a general breakdown in law and order, as well as a sizeable increase in both piracy and banditry. |
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| Once-productive fields were deserted, as magnates surrounded themselves with hired rascalry, and banditry took over large areas of the countryside. |
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| The merchant refused to travel in the region due to the ongoing banditry. |
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| Banditry and lawlessness are on the rise in the cities of Albina and Moengo and along the east-west highway between Paramaribo and Albina. |
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