Sentence examples for as protests mount from inspiring English sources

As protests mount, opposition parties have been gaining ground in the polls.

(Hindustan Times) As protests mount against a nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, fueled by fears of a Fukushima-type of disaster caused by an earthquake or tsunami, the central government stepped in on Tuesday.

As protests mount against the government's austerity measures and Portuguese trade unions coordinated a general strike Thursday, some of the rebel officers who led the overthrow of Portugal's dictatorship are making their voices heard again, even warning that Europe's debt crisis could trigger the kind of revolutionary turmoil that they spearheaded almost four decades ago.

Writing from Havana, Yoani Sanchez sees the coming collapse of the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as protests mount and international support evaporates.

As protests mounted, violence spread: between 2010 and 2015, 109 environmental activists were murdered, reported Global Witness.

The United States, for example, had billions invested in the Mubarak regime in Egypt, yet halted its support as protests mounted.

"It's her right to read the book," Mr. Motha said angrily As protests mounted, the Pfaff case became an embarrassment to the governing A.N.C., which in December ousted Mr. Mbeki as its president.

The department became more active on social media earlier this month as protests mounted in advance of a grand jury deciding not to indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot Brown dead in August this year.

Whatever the word, it will come in handy as community protests mount over the Federal Aviation Administration's plan to reroute airplanes over the region.

Grove dragged his feet, but as the protests mounted, he issued a reluctant apology and a warranty for the chips.

As American rockets and bombs fell on Afghanistan, governments throughout the region fortified their streets, and protests mounted.