Sentence examples for initially protested that 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.

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

One of her first teachers was John Hassall, although he had initially protested that she was already a better drawer than himself.

Cavic's coach initially protested the result, contending that Cavic had finished first but had not touched the automatic sensors hard enough to trigger the timing mechanism.

Singh said in an interview Tuesday that his organization initially protested to the federation in 2007 when it would not allow a girl to play soccer because she was wearing a hijab.

And while Groves initially protested, there were no further complaints.

Many in Oakland's African American community believed the punishment was insufficient, and the initially peaceful protests that followed the verdict devolved into a riot during which 80 people were arrested.

Companies opposing regulation protested that they would face ruinous competition from unregulated foreign competitors.

But Mr. Hamzawy noted that in Tunisia the middle class and the trade unions joined protests that initially broke out over economic complaints, and helped transform the discontent into calls for political change.

The news came in just hours after Mayor Rawlings-Blake announced she would lift the 10 p.m. city-wide curfew, which she initially instated following violent protests that erupted on Monday.