The government appears to have allowed cigarette sales and smoking to flourish in part because it is wary of engaging in the kind of anti-vice campaigns that have historically produced a sharp backlash in Russia.
But the play provoked a sharp backlash: in personal emails, blogs and even on my Facebook page, I found myself defending the work and my review against charges of shallowness.
The proposed tax, which Parliament has not yet passed, has provoked a sharp backlash from the natural resources industry and voters in the states of Western Australia and Queensland, where mining is important and Labor must retain several crucial constituencies to stay in power.
Analysts expect South Korea to proceed with caution in resuming the imports because any misstep by President Lee Myung-bak could lead to a sharp backlash and further delay his pro-business economic reforms.
By the seventies, Vietnam, environmentalism, and economic stagnation had led to a sharp backlash against corporate America.
When the Conservatives let it be known that they would cut taxes if they won, there was a sharp backlash.
At first, "a sharp backlash" by Hindus to British colonial rule, "wanting to protect their religion and culture from the alien colonial gaze", she says.
These developments sparked a sharp backlash, however.
The changes drew a sharp backlash from conservation groups and wildlife advocates, who warned they could push the birds onto the endangered species list.
Last week Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, suggested that the country would not be safe with Mr Miliband because he "stabbed his brother in the back", which prompted a rather sharp backlash in public opinion.
