Sentence examples of "Procrustean bed" in English
It was also a clear departure from the conventional foreign-policy straightjacket devised by Kemal Ataturk, which had for decades forced Turkish diplomacy into the Procrustean bed of 1920's-style integral nationalism.
Кроме того, это было явным отклонением от обыденной внешней политики смирительной рубашки, разработанной Кемалем Ататюрком, который в течение десятилетий подталкивал турецкую дипломатию в прокрустово ложе интегрального национализма стиля 1920-х годов.
There is no doubt today that Croatia and Serbia – despite their difficulties – stand a better chance of becoming more or less stable democracies than if they were still fighting for mastery among themselves within the Procrustean bed of the former Yugoslavia.
Сегодня, безусловно, Хорватия и Сербия проходят через трудности, но на данном этапе их шансы стать более менее уверенными демократическими обществами куда выше, чем в период борьбы за лидерство на прокрустовом ложе бывшей Югославии.
She has been sick in bed since last Monday.
Она была прикована к постели из-за болезни с прошлого понедельника.
Stop eating in bed, I'm sick of cleaning up after you.
Прекрати жрать в постели, мне надоело убирать за тобой.
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