Ultimately most of the Robotpatents merely confirmed existing laws, though abolishing illegalities, encroachments, and usurpations. |
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But even when they are desirable, such usurpations are not necessarily feasible. |
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I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. |
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The persecution of the Metric Martyrs follows a long line of power usurpations by the EU's bureaucrats, legislators, and judges. |
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Gallienus fought bitterly, concentrating his defense around Mainz and Cologne, but the usurpations in Pannonia prevented him from obtaining any lasting results. |
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As time went on, however, ambition and intrigue resulted in usurpations and impositions, eroding the feudalistic system at the root and bringing on a condition of political and moral disorder. |
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The highly opportunistic DivÄkara was able not only to survive the successive usurpations of monarchies but also to ingratiate himself with each new sovereign. |
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