Sentence examples for considerable protest from inspiring English sources

Further attempts to exact gifts in 1615, 1620, and 1622 aroused considerable protest, and the practice was finally discontinued.

But there was considerable protest by Greeks, who take a dim view of invasions of their privacy.

When the term was coined in Germany last year (allegedly by teens), it was met with considerable protest from some quarters.

That pledge could prove crucial for Wal-Mart, whose banking ambitions have sparked considerable protest and prompted the first public hearing in the 73-year history of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which would regulate a Wal-Mart bank.

Accusations of fraud, as well as the final outcome of the elections, led to considerable protests and demonstrations in Addis Ababa; ensuing clashes between protesters and security forces left more than three dozen people dead, hundreds injured, and 3,000 arrested.

Once the GLC's existence was threatened, Livingstone became significantly more popular, but despite considerable protests the government had no difficulty in passing legislation that led to the body's abolition in 1986.

Nationally, the electoral reform movement was making considerable protests and protests against the Corn Laws - which kept the prices of food high - were growing.

The decision to drop the original hardware requirements is accompanied by considerable internal protest.

The decision has drawn considerable local protest and accusations of racism.

There was considerable public protest against the proposed exterior painting.

The first such proposal was withdrawn in 1958, after considerable public protest.