Before the marquee speakers took the stage, the convention seemed in danger of succumbing to forces of dissent and even scandal.
The via media tradition of Anglican Catholicity, which stretched back to John Jewel and Thomas Cranmer, was being undermined by the forces of dissent and popery - all shamefully sanctioned by an increasingly secular state.
For comment upon the force of this dissent, see Hans v. Louisiana, 134 U.S. 1, 12, 14, 10 S.Ct.
He campaigned for emancipation and equality, but eventually concluded the system had been engineered to withstand any form of dissent – other than force.
Mr. Chávez constantly monitored the armed forces for signs of dissent, culling hundreds of officers viewed as having questionable loyalty, cashiering defense ministers and jailing high-ranking officers suspected of conspiring to oust him.
"We are concerned about the use of forced labor, suppression of dissent and environmental concerns". Franklin Research & Development Corp., which calls itself a socially responsible investment firm, also plans to ask large investors not to buy bonds issued to finance Three Gorges, said Simon Billenness, a senior analyst at the Boston-based company.
That reluctance could blunt their role, given how the government has deployed tanks, soldiers and pounding force to crush centers of dissent.
By putting the student movement on a T-shirt, Topshop is continuing an ignoble tradition of capitalism: that of forcing dissent into a glittered-up package and selling it back to the masses.
From these conclusions I am forced to dissent.
Mr. Nouvel's design is an act of dissent that forces us to feel the world again.
