Sentence examples for for a restive from inspiring English sources

As a video of the confrontation ricocheted around the Internet and dominated cable news shows, those who watched it argued over whether Mr. Paladino had crossed a line or whether his plain-spoken fury, however undignified, was the perfect match for a restive electorate.

The 250 who did get in made for a restive crowd.

No journalist has been sentenced to death in Ethiopia, though several have received harsh prison terms, including two Swedish reporters sentenced to 11 years for their reports from a restive region of the country.

Michael Pravica, Henderson, Nevada A restive U.S. population?

There is no indication of a restive board.

They also know that rapid economic growth is the Communist Party's best hope for preserving its power as a restive population yearns for the good life of the West.

But the region does seem a tempting target for outside agitators, with a restive population of unemployed young men.

It sees the kind of steps required to potentially expand that 51 percent to, say, 53 percent as simply too risky – in a polarized country and with a restive base – for the Republican candidate to undertake.

Once in office, it's hard for any president to fully embody the reform that a restive electorate may have hoped for.

Now the question being raised here and in Cairo is whether they can figure out a way to share power with a restive population that for decades has had none.

Otherwise, the Sunni Triangle will continue to be a fertile breeding ground for insurgents and a restive region.