It would probably not be a very bloody conquest, but it would be a major political change caused by a Starfleet presence on the planet, and that was unacceptable.

Rafael, speaking on her behalf, denied the validity of the marriage, saying that Taniquel, newly widowed by Deslucido's bloody conquest of Acosta, had refused consent.

In 706-709, Qutayba occupied himself with the long and bloody conquest of Sogdia.

The first decade of his rule was one of long sieges, bloody conquests and victories.

An empire won through audacious and bloody conquest isn't worth having.

Where others have seen dull centuries of simple fisherman, Mr. Knecht sees a sophisticated culture, driven down by bloody conquest and subsequent exploitation.

The invasion was no greater tragedy than ten thousand other bloody conquests before it-and it had always been inevitable.

No more bloody conquests by the Germans, or by anyone else.

But in the end he was an unwanted guest, an embarrassing reminder of a great adventure that turned rapidly into a bloody conquest.

The great bloody conquests of the Taken Whisper had established a border arc just this side of the Plain of Fear.