Sentence examples for citizens upheaval from inspiring English sources

A new study shows Vermont Yankee, under intense attack from a grassroots citizens' upheaval, has major economic benefits to gain from shutting down.

Driven by the power of its citizens, Egypt's upheaval could lead to a transformation as benign as those in eastern Europe.Pessimists point out that Egypt has neither the institutions nor the political leadership to ensure a smooth transition.

A cruel twist on this cycle has been inflicted on Arab citizens of Israel during the upheaval.

Mr. Assad conceded that some of his fellow citizens might have considered the upheaval in Iraq contagious, but said any idea of Iraq as a model for change was fading beneath the grim reality of daily violence.

To the relief of most of its citizens, so far Morocco has not witnessed upheavals as great as other Arab countries.

In the upheavals of recent months the citizens of the Middle East have made it clear to the world that the rule of law and accountability are among the pillars upon which they want to build their societies.

Twitter has been instrumental during past moments of political upheaval, typically as a means for citizens to communicate outside the wrath of oppressive states (such as in the Arab Spring).

One, published on page four of the party's mouthpiece newspaper, The People's Daily, urged citizens to move on from the decade of upheaval, which officially began on 16 May 1966 and ended with Mao's death in September 1976.

These documents were products of a time when Chinese citizens experienced a re-establishment of order following the upheaval of the early years of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).

Natural disasters and moments of social and political upheaval mark the few occasions when these marginal citizens fleetingly appear in the national consciousness.

And so, even as Beijing tries to quell any signs of the Arab world's social unrest striking a political chord with Chinese citizens, the government is also intent on not letting similar upheaval impinge on its energy needs.