Sentence examples for major revolt from inspiring English sources

Diamond eventually accepted tweaks to the deal in an attempt to head off a major revolt.

Yet during September 1987, rallies, meetings and sackloads of mail indicated a major revolt.

Shortly after Ypsilantis's raid into Moldavia, scattered violent incidents coalesced into a major revolt in the Peloponnese.

The Austro-Russian agreements of 1897 came to bear in 1903, when a major revolt occurred in Macedonia.

Peter dismissed him after his despotic rule of a province in the lower Volga resulted in a major revolt.

Many Tories would prefer to abolish the committee and repeal the act, but that would require a major revolt.

The measure came in time to head off major revolts in Umbria and Etruria, which accepted at once.

But in the years following Hishām's death, feuds between the Qays and the Kalb erupted into major revolts in Syria, Iraq, and Khorāsān (745 746), while the mawālī became involved with the Hāshimiyyah, a religio-political sect that denied the legitimacy of Umayyad rule.

But in the years following Hishām's death, feuds between the Qays and the Kalb erupted into major revolts in Syria, Iraq, and Khorāsān (745 746), while the mawālī became involved with the Hāshimiyyah, a religio-political faction that denied the legitimacy of Umayyad rule.

Major revolts followed, which William suppressed before intervening in the north-east of England, establishing Norman control of York and devastating the region.

Aboriginal participation in a number of major revolts during the Qing era, including the Taokas-led Ta-Chia-hsi revolt of 1731 1732, ensured the Plains tribes would remain an important factor in crafting Qing frontier policy until the end of Qing rule in 1895.