Militaristic

I was confused about whether their approach was intended to be ironic, or satirical, or both, or neither ... it was infused with what I thought were obvious clichés, like ladies looking sexy, inscrutable and dour playing drums in militaristic fashion aside the frontman, who sang throaty german lyrics to pretty hard core industrial rock, accompanied by projected images of male gymnasts and words like Totalitariansme and crosses and things. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The Wari are described as a militaristic state that conquered many groups, built roads to facilitate travel, and managed their far-flung territories through a combination of local lords and heartland bureaucrats living in state built installations. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They detest the idea of militaristic “hard power.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Rudyard Kipling finds a warm spot in Chesterton's heart, but he is a little too militaristic, which is exactly what he is not. ❋ Patrick Braybrooke (N/A)

Colonel Storrs is the very last man to be called militaristic in the narrow sense; he is a particularly liberal and enlightened type of the sort of English gentleman who readily served his country in war, but who is rather particularly fitted to serve her in politics or literature. ❋ Unknown (1905)

The suicides at the plants associated with Apple cast a harsh spotlight on what critics dubbed a militaristic culture that pushed workers to the brink to meet unceasing demand for the company. ❋ Poornima Gupta (2012)

Kipkorir´s anti-Arabism has however an explanation; his bosses, namely the militaristic establishment of the Kikuyu group at Nairobi, have stricken a deal with Hitler´s children in Africa, the racist Amhara and Tigray Monophysitic Abyssinians. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It criticized the company for long working hours, a "militaristic" work culture and mass employment of low-wage vocational college students. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have to take issue with the use of the word "militaristic" here, because there is a vast difference between supporting our troops and being concerned with their welfare, and "militarism" per se. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He says he was intrigued by the "militaristic" writing style of the passage (which, it turns out, was a sample text preloaded on the computer by a software company). ❋ Unknown (2008)

They wish it had much higher levels of taxation and government intervention, that it had much higher levels of welfare, that it did not have such a "militaristic" approach to foreign policy. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And, as our foreign policy has been solely characterized by this kind of militaristic conquest in recent times, I just couldn't wrap my head around the idea of an "army of compassion". ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some oppose the adoption of military-style BDUs by police officers, even though these are more comfortable and suited to the demands of police work according to police officers who wear them, because this would make the police too 'militaristic' and be at odds with their actual function in society. ❋ Papabear (2008)

TOOBIN: That is an example of, you know, Giuliani's kind of militaristic, authoritarian approach that I think is just not right. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Yes, by all means, we should abandon our "militaristic" model of science and adopt the Chinese way, since obviously Chinese science has achieved such spectacular results in comparison! ❋ Steve Sailer (2005)

That I sketched my father to be the "disciplineer," as though he's been some kind of militaristic parent to me. ❋ Nspblues (2003)

Stewart Lone challenges the long-standing view of prewar Japan as a 'militaristic' society. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Japanese are generally more receptive to the "diplomatically inclined" Obama, said Kyle Cleveland, a sociology professor at Temple University's campus in Tokyo, versus former President George W. Bush, whose "militaristic" policies often were not well-received in Japan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[Militaristic adventurism] is not a good [US foreign policy] [strategy] ❋ Sexydimma (2016)