Sentence examples for been restive from inspiring English sources

During the World War, Roy Howard had been restive with Pegler's offensiveness.

And as in other areas where ethnic minorities have been restive—Inner Mongolia and, especially, Xinjiang it hopes immigration by the majority Han Chinese will swamp nationalist sentiment.

Indeed, Gaddafi's only option may well be to cast aside an eastern region that has been restive for many years, in order to focus on solidifying control of Tripoli, and the territory he has retaken in recent days.

Handsworth and Aston's recent history has been restive, with the most shocking incidents often gang related.

Unionist backbenchers had long been restive as Lloyd George granted the Liberals in the Coalition more than their proportionate share of offices.

Workers are restive.

Yet Hungary is restive.

The military was restive.

The government is restive.

The crowd was restive.

Even the Liberals are restive.