Sentence examples for contained the protest from inspiring English sources
There were crowd surges and attempts to break through - but the police cordons contained the protest.
Yet although the Guantánamo authorities appear hell-bent on containing the protest at all costs, there's little doubt that the hunger strike has forced the issue on to President Obama's political radar.
Klitschko has his hands full trying to contain the protest movement which erupted into violence on Sunday night, as thousands hurled rocks at riot police and set their buses on fire.
The PNTL failed to contain the protest and the Palace was badly damaged.
At one point, police officers fired pepper balls into the crowd while other officers on horseback moved to contain the protest.
— Mimz (@MimzicalMimz) 27 Jun 12 By deporting Ms. Wardany and arresting several activist bloggers, the authorities seem to be trying to contain the protests by shutting down news sources and communication networks used by the protesters.
Mr. Karzai met with members of both houses of Parliament at the presidential palace and urged them to help to try to contain the protests.
In conversations with American officials he has made it clear that a long conflict would make it far more difficult to contain the protests by Islamic hard-liners in Pakistan.
The PA's security forces may struggle to contain the protests that could erupt.As the PA's fortunes in the West Bank have waned, those of Hamas, the Islamist movement that runs the Gaza Strip, have waxed.
Deeply wary of the forces of unrest that unleashed the Arab Spring, the Russian authorities have moved swiftly to contain the protests, deploying battalions of riot police officers and legions of pro-government young people to occupy public squares in Moscow and drown out the opposition.
