Sentence examples for face riots from inspiring English sources

London's transport commissioner has warned the city could face riots again unless more trains and buses are available at affordable fares for the poorest communities.

In the south of Iraq, coalition forces face riots and attacks that are being incited by a radical cleric named al-Sadr.

The EU has not changed its biofuels target (10% of all fuel by 2020); it continues to bully developing countries not to plant GM crops and this week refused permission to grow varieties of GM maize and GM potatoes in Europe, passing the products along to the EU's food standards agency for more tests.While donors squabble, poor countries face riots.

Yet when workers protest, they can face riot police with tear gas and rubber bullets.

And the Kurds present at the occupation have been sharing their hard-earned knowledge of how to face riot police with the first time protesters.

Haiti, Venezuela and Bolivia faced riots and revolutions.

Around the world, from Cairo to Port-au-Prince, increases in food prices have governments facing riots born of shortages and hunger.

On Wednesday, the governor of France's central bank, Christian Noyer, stepped up the rhetoric, declaring that Athens faced "riots and chaos" if a deal could not be agreed by the end of the week.

As governor of the Netherlands, Mary faced riots and a difficult relationship with the Emperor.

Stone-faced riot police may be seen comforting tearful investors outside shuttered banks.

Within 24 hours, the police station and Hurley's house had been burned to the ground, and 21 islanders faced rioting charges.