1.   But after a decade of blessed free speech in Russia, repressive days are here again.

2.   For many people, it does not reflect a desire to return to the repressive old days, but rather a growing sense of self-confidence.

3.   In the most repressive days of apartheid, scripts could be banned, making the author and cast subject to arrest for performing them.

4.   Their speculation got a boost when Balaguer this week called back an ex-national police chief from the most repressive days of his past governments.