Sentence examples for a time of discontent from inspiring English sources

But it was a time of discontent and violence, with Muslim rebels fighting the army in the southern Philippines and rashes of political terrorism.

New York has always built tall, of course, but the image of the super-rich literally casting a shadow over ordinary New Yorkers is a stark one at a time of discontent in the city over gentrification, affordable housing and the value of the minimum wage.

At a time of discontent among voters within the political establishment, Clinton deadpanned: "I'm against brain-dead policies in either party or both".

In a time of rising discontent, Mr. Dari is the buffer between occupier and occupied.

She is running for President at a time of acute discontent.

WASHINGTON — At a time of widespread discontent among American expatriates over voting complications, taxation and access to financial institutions, a bill being introduced in Congress on Tuesday would create a presidential commission to take a sweeping look at how the federal government serves those abroad.

The decision came at a time of rising discontent among critics of the fraternities and sororities, known as Greek houses, that dominate the campus's social life and have mixed Dartmouth's reputation for academic excellence with a reputation for "Animal House" antics.

To millions of people this former prime minister of Luxembourg will be the face of the EU, at a time of rising discontent.

As I wrote yesterday, President Obama and most of the Senate Democrats in competitive races won this election because they unified working class swing voters and their progressive base, who after a long time of discontent became more and more enthusiastic as the election went on.

It's fair to say that we live in a time of growing ambient discontent.

Up to the time of his departure from Washington, there was speculation that Mr. Obama would skip the Indonesia trip, given the political risks of being away from the United States during a time of high unemployment and discontent over the economy.