Shuger's previous book confronted the longstanding assumption that the English church had been fully complicit with the repressive hegemonic powers of government in this period.

When his authority was challenged by the rival church of Donatists, Augustine came to appreciate-and manipulate-the advantages of his alliance with the repressive power of the state.

And the government began to respond to their request that the repressive power of the State be mobilized in their support.

"The repressive powers of this Government are enormous," Mr. Sanchez said.

Ulbricht also accused Zaisser of not using the repressive power of the Stasi to a sufficient extent during the uprising of June 1953.

Streetlights were at first viewed as tools of repressive power because they enabled the police to spy on and control citizens.

It was that obsession with the exercise of repressive power that sapped some of the life out of a show that was meant to be exuberant.

Indeed, the RUC has become a well-organised paramilitary force with a range of repressive powers.

Since I have no desire to use my repressive powers, I would ask you to administer yourselves in a disciplined fashion.

But he made frequent recourse to the repressive powers vested in him as the head of a military state.