7 sentences with 'demanding'
Example sentences and phrases with the word demanding and other words derived from it.
• « Trajan was a demanding and direct administrator, focusing his considerable energies on the practical business of government. »
• « Francisco Pizarro ambushed the Inca emperor Atahualpa and captured him, demanding a building full of gold for his release. »
• « In 1524, a huge peasant uprising took place throughout Germany, inspired by this interpretation of Lutheranism and demanding a reduction of feudal rights and duties, an end to serfdom and greater justice on the part of the feudal lords. »
• « This period of Catholic triumph saw Emperor Ferdinand II issue an Edict of Restitution in 1629 demanding the return of all Church lands confiscated since the Reformation - this was hugely disturbing, as at that time these lands had been in the hands of different states for over 80 years! »
• « In non-German areas such as the Czech lands and Hungary, after news broke in Vienna, nationalists rose up in the regional capitals of Prague and Budapest demanding their own independent nations. »
• « Conflict broke out between the Indian Muslim League and the Hindu-dominated Congress Party, with the former demanding a separate Muslim state. The British came to support the idea and eventually the Congress Party accepted it despite vociferous resistance from independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. »