| They took a sound methodology and made it a dogma that brooked no opposition, even from reality. |
| The internal life of their organizations was manipulated from the top and brooked no dissent. |
| The finality of his tone brooked no argument, and it seemed as though it had finally sunk in that Mr Cunningham had tried something on me. |
| As Singapore's first prime minister, he brooked no political opposition for 31 years of tough rule, before stepping down. |
| He brooked no rivals, anointed no successors and developed a cult of personality that was indivisible from his people's hopes. |
| Herod was frightened by the potential competition, for he brooked no opposition or competition for the affections of people's hearts. |
