Sentence examples for initially protested from inspiring English sources

The cast initially protested that the music was unsingable.

Afghan officials had initially protested that, in contradiction of recent agreements, they had not been made aware of the raids.

Work then continued and the other mother who initially protested her daughter's identification eventually asked for an exhumation as well.

Some residents in Monrovia initially protested against a new ward being set up, fearing it would endanger them.

The Waorani Indians, a few of whom live there, initially protested against Mr Correa's decision, but have been placated by offers of money for health care and schools.

Mr Le Pen initially protested that it was "scandalous" that he should be ordered to break his August holidays – sacrosanct in France.

Every night for more than a week up to 10,000 people have taken to the streets of Sofia, initially protesting against the appointment on 14 June of the media oligarch Delyan Peevski as Bulgaria's "security tsar", the head of the State Agency for National Security (Dans), the Bulgarian CIA.

Softball talk-show appearances and the rehabilitation and normalization they seem to provide have been uncomfortably prevalent since the election cycle, and Aaron initially protests the interview between Kim and Dave because he believes they'll be playing right into that role.

Initially, protests seemed likely to remain peaceful.

Initially, protests were weak, but they gathered strength and momentum in the 1990s.

That has never looked harder.For the past two weeks thousands of Bulgarians have taken to the streets, initially to protest against electricity and fuel prices.