Sentence examples for countries protested from inspiring English sources

The Common Market countries protested.

Transportation workers in both countries protested on Tuesday, leaving train stations deserted because of strikes.

See articleNumerous countries protested to Iran after its new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, told a conference entitled "The World without Zionism" that Israel should be "wiped off the map".

Xie's call came as some of the world's smallest developing countries protested against what they see as intransigence by some of the world's biggest economies.

Many countries protested the selection, citing Squaw Valley's lack of development the area had only one hotel and its high elevation over 6,000 feet (1,800 metres) above sea level.

Several Muslim countries protested against the picture, which depicted a dog with the head of a bearded man in a turban.

His arrest drew international attention, with artists in several countries protesting the charges as an intrusion on artistic freedom.

Judging by the public demonstrations in the Muslim countries, protesting the sins of a few nonbelievers is more important than protesting the sins of a few Muslims.

At the 1980 Games, some of the countries protesting the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan the previous year carried the Olympic flag in place of their national flag, in deference to a boycott of those Games by other countries.

This week, people across the country protested against the cuts in welfare spending.

The death toll had risen to 85 by Monday evening, when Christians across the country protested the worst atrocity their community has suffered in Pakistan's history.