Sentence examples for offers of reform from inspiring English sources

People are outraged by the government's violence and what they see as its flimsy offers of reform.

He could have tried to quell demonstrations early on with sincere offers of reform, but he did not want to be seen as weak.

In a televised address five days after anti-government protests broke out in the eastern city of Benghazi as part of the wider Arab Spring uprising, a haggard-looking Saif warned of "rivers of blood" if demonstrators refused to accept government offers of reform.

The government's message has been inconsistent as it deploys force in putting down demonstrations but also extends offers of reform.

In a recent cartoon he criticised the regime's offers of reforms, with a picture of an official with rosebuds in his speech bubble – and a turd in his head.

Rights groups say security forces killed at least 25 in Homs on Sunday night as protests erupted despite president Bashar al-Assad's offers of reforms in a bid to quell unrest.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — As fighting churned on in major cities on Sunday, Syria held a referendum on a new constitution, an offer of reform that critics dismissed as too little too late and Western leaders labeled a farce.

Page A4 SYRIA VOTES ON CONSTITUTION As fighting churned on in major cities across the country, Syria held a referendum on a new constitution, an offer of reform that critics dismissed as too little too late and Western leaders labeled a farce.

But it left senior Liberal Democrats divided on how to respond, with Gordon Brown also pitching to secure Clegg's support with a more concrete offer of reform of the electoral system – one of the Liberal Democrats' most cherished and totemic policies.

Senior Tories have suggested the Lib Dems could be bought off with the offer of reforming party funding or green policies.

Secessionist parties calling for unilateral independence won a majority of seats in September's Catalan elections, but Catalan voters have now gone for an offer of reforms through the Spanish parliament.