| oppressive heat | 3.62 | And the Mets battled back in the oppressive heat. | ||
| oppressive regime | 1.84 | ...refugees from the oppressive regime. | ||
| oppressive government | 1.65 | We were trying to stop the oppressive Nazi government. | ||
| oppressive condition | 0.72 | The oppressive conditions result from a confluence of weather patterns. | ||
| oppressive rule | 0.72 | You would have thought the country had been liberated from oppressive foreign rule. | ||
| oppressive humidity | 0.46 | Unlike our oppressive humidity, the sea air is soft and tangy. | ||
| oppressive policy | 0.33 | For the Grameen Bank, credit is considered a weapon for alleviating poverty and oppressive policies affecting women. | ||
| oppressive tax | 0.33 | The Raptors also play in a country with an oppressive tax structure. | ||
| oppressive law | 0.26 | The oppressive laws date from British colonial rule. | ||
| oppressive measure | 0.26 | A dynamic and caring community can never be reached through oppressive measures. | ||
| oppressive system | 0.26 | There also are pushy parents and oppressive systems that crank out the occasional champion at the expense of many also-rans. |