From 1949 to 1976 the Communist regime suppressed cricket keeping, which was deemed an unacceptable distraction and a symbol of the past.

The regime has impoverished Zimbabweans and suppressed their democratic aspirations.

By the beginning of the 1950s, the occupying regime had suppressed the resistance movement.

"A regime might suppress to rule, but it will eventually lead to a huge explosion," Mr. Khatami warned.

Franco's centralizing regime suppressed any official promotion of the Galician language, although its everyday use was never proscribed.

The communist regime between years 1948-1989 suppressed all religious activity and the village as a pilgrimage site was planned for demise, however the village survived.

"The regime can suppress it but it keeps emerging."

This regime suppressed the local Greek communities, and took measures to disperse it or at least keep it loyal to Albania.

In Latin America, the United States has found, alas, that autocratic regimes often suppress the drug trade more effectively than the region's elected leaders.