Sentence examples for breadth of the protests from inspiring English sources
Such was the breadth of the protests that the unions' demands were quickly met by the government, who signed what are known as the Matignon agreements.
Having been caught out by the speed and breadth of the protests sweeping her country, President Dilma Rousseff seems to have accepted that words would not be enough to regain the initiative.
The response was unusual, and the depth and breadth of the protests was unusual.
Mr. Assad's government, which seems to have staggered amid the breadth and persistence of the protests, has hewed to a policy of crackdown and promised compromise, with Tuesday's decrees the latest to suggest it is willing to end decades of authoritarianism.
Organizers said the breadth of protests on Friday was similar to previous weeks, with large demonstrations in the central cities of Homs and Hama, in towns on the Mediterranean like Baniyas and Latakia, and in Kurdish towns in the east.
City Hall grudgingly held public consultations while organisers within the protest movement made a point of demonstrating the breadth of the growing coalition.
Part of the protests against Klinghoffer and Mtsensk seem to be that these works debase a noble form; but taken together, the three operas offer a vision of opera's breadth and cohesion, rather than its disparities and disconnectedness.
The geographic breadth of the demonstrations, held in dozens of cities and towns, was also wider than during prior protests.
He sang protest songs against mining, he recorded songs from the length and breadth of the land, and played the songs of his ancestors.
