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The phrase "are getting restive" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where people are becoming restless or impatient, often due to delays or restrictions.
Example: "As the meeting dragged on without any clear direction, the attendees were getting restive and began to fidget in their seats."
Alternatives: "are becoming restless" or "are growing impatient."
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As a result, the gangs are getting restive.
Stem cell researchers are getting restive.
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Mr. de Hoop Scheffer also claimed that Europe is growing weary of the war and the Europeans are getting increasingly restive.
The City is also getting restive.
The murky underworld of mutri — or Bulgarian gangsters or mugs — is also getting restive.
The "don't be evil" brand was getting tarnished, and the founders were restive.
That strain on the Western liberal democratic order comes just as geopolitics is getting complicated thanks to a rising China, a restive Russia, and an ongoing refugee crisis.
Saudi leaders have suggested that $75 is the right price — high enough to prevent customers getting restive, but low enough to keep them from thinking too hard about using less or trying alternatives.
The trade unions are beginning to get restive too.
But that won't stop investors from getting restive if Exxon's misses become more common.
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