1.   East Germany was a sophisticated repressive society.

2.   Others questioned whether hosting the Olympics will really move China toward the more open, less repressive society that supporters of the Olympics see ahead.

3.   She made sexuality inoffensive in a repressive society.

4.   The authors may rely too heavily on anecdotal evidence for their upbeat view that individuals may eventually triumph against repressive societies.

5.   While neither father nor son yearns for the bad old days, both admit that life in a repressive society had its humorous moments.

6.   Diplomats had called them an island of freedom in an otherwise repressive society.

7.   It is a repressive society.

8.   Like Hollywood, the Lodz studio also attracted people simply wanting to be near the most prominent center of creative artistry in the repressive communist society.

9.   She said she believes Fidel Castro runs a repressive society in Cuba, but said that is not the deciding issue.