Sentence examples for for a revolt from inspiring English sources

If anything, Mr. Arafat seems to be under mounting pressure to keep up what Palestinians are now calling an intifada, or uprising, the same term used for a revolt against Israeli occupation more than a decade ago.

He hoped for a revolt against the triumphant meritocrats.

(Journalists are always looking for a revolt; it's just what they do).

Are the ingredients ripe for a revolt that could break the company's monopoly?

Cyberactivists outside of Syria fashion slogans of unity for a revolt that the government insists is inspired by militant Islamists.

The court would not allow it, setting the stage for a revolt by lawmakers and this year's unusual Congressional vote.

There was enough of a revolt for Thomas Cook to respond by reducing the bonus potential for Fankhauser from 225% of his base salary of £703,000 to 200%.

And if you're thinking that this whole plot is a setup for a revolting sperm-related scene that rivals anything in "There's Something About Mary," you're right.

Bahrain's Sunni ruling class punishes the country's Shiite majority for attempting a revolt while boosting Sunni numbers by recruiting immigrants.

He educates himself by reading and talking with his coworkers, and is executed by the authorities for leading a revolt against his employer.

"I started thinking people hadn't shown up for work as a revolt for us going to the Caribbean," he said.