Sentence examples for elicited protest from inspiring English sources

First, the Nixon analogy elicited protest and looks of disbelief from lawyers for Mr. Pirro, a real estate lawyer and Republican lobbyist.

The new constitution elicited protest both at home and abroad, including a report by the Council of Europe that questioned judicial reforms that curtailed the independence of Hungarian courts.

But the publication earlier this month of photographs (said by the government to be fake) purporting to show a haggard Mr Blé Goudé rotting in his cell elicited protests by his supporters.

The incident elicited protests, and her cause was taken up around the world, including by the UN special envoy for global education, Gordon Brown, who introduced a petition that called for all children around the world to be back in school by 2015.

The display of Takashi Murakami's sculpture in the royal apartments of the Palace of Versailles elicited protests from conservative visitors who regarded the giant cartoonlike presence of figures such as Mr. Pointy, Kaikai, and Kiki as incompatible with the dignity of the landmark French interior.

Thomas' death incited outrage and elicited protests, memorials and even a recall election of Fullerton council members.

Entitled Sigame/Follow Me, the sculpture elicited protests because the city did not follow its own process for acquiring public art and because "some people", according to Ben Hazard, Oakland's Craft and Cultural Arts Department leader, "just don't like the sculpture's looks".

Attempted closures of hospitals in Ireland tend to be politically contentious and have elicited public protest [ 41], suggesting that selective contracting may encounter resistance.

The spectacles seldom elicit protest, he said.

Taking potshots at sacred cows is an act that predictably elicits protest, and a few yowls came this way over last week's column.

Mr Berlusconi's initiative elicited appalled protests from trade unions and employers alike.