7 sentences with 'corrupt'
Example sentences and phrases with the word corrupt and other words derived from it.
• « In 1983, Treholt visited Athens, while Greece held the presidency of the European Economic Community, and engaged in corrupt activities, most notoriously refusing to accept the EEC as a body capable of condemning the destruction of the South Korean airliner. »
• « However, throughout the Middle Ages, the fact that the lay public knew that the Church was corrupt and that many of its members were incompetent was of limited practical importance. There was no alternative. »
• « They often regarded workers as little better than animals, but some also regarded the old nobles as corrupt, immoral and increasingly archaic. »
• « In practice, however, conservatism too often degenerated into a stubborn defence of corrupt, incompetent or oppressive regimes. »
• « The circle of Fascist leaders around him were corrupt sycophants who lied to Mussolini about Italy's strength and prosperity to keep him happy. When World War II began in 1939, the Italian forces were revealed to be poorly trained, equipped and led. »
• « The USSR went from being a murderous police state under Stalin to a bloated and corrupt police state under Nikita Khrushchev and the leaders who followed him. »