Example sentences of "were forced into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the face of societal indifference — followed by outright hostility — we were forced into a frantic effort to meet the needs of those who were ill . |
| 2 | They were forced into a crisis meeting late on Tuesday after increasing criticism of the way they had allowed their private problems to overshadow their public duties . |
| 3 | They were forced into a system of apartheid , driven off the good grazing land up into the mountains . |
| 4 | It was only natural that the two artist-writers , Gleizes and Metzinger , should have been the ones who were forced into a position of compromise between the two poles of abstraction and representation . |
| 5 | The Sandinistas were forced into a temporary retreat but returned later with reinforcements to do battle in the streets . |
| 6 | There the court heard they were forced into a car which was set alight and pushed over the edge . |
| 7 | Feelings ran high but it was n't like the drama of last year when the government were forced into a humiliating review of their pit closure programme . |
| 8 | Rovers were forced into a pre-match reshuffle as Neil McNab went down with a stomach bug . |
| 9 | Thousands of ordinary people were forced into the fray . |
| 10 | Even this pleasure was rendered impure , since , as we had no heating in our bedrooms , we were forced into the family sitting-room , and felt , out of courtesy , obliged to join from time to time in the general conversation — a pursuit not very rewarding to either party . |
| 11 | It is also only too keen to buy and , just two months after the release of ‘ The World Wo n't Listen ’ , Rough Trade were forced into the position of issuing yet another Smiths compilation album , this time a double album , on to the English record racks . |
| 12 | The World Bank has admitted that many of the projects it funded in Brazil during the 1970s and 80s resulted in massive environmental degradation and the eviction of over 100,000 poor farmers and their families , many of whom were forced into the shanty-towns of major cities . |
| 13 | Athelstan and Philomel pressed forward though , for a while , both were forced into the shadows of the overhanging houses as a group of aldermen rode pompously down the street . |