Sentence examples for protest on behalf from inspiring English sources

An American reviewer, employed by an American publication, might feel it a duty to register a protest on behalf of unrecognized American achievement.

The issue caused a storm on Twitter, where people voiced their protest on behalf of vegans, vegetarians and some religious groups.

"Where was Joe Lieberman when Jesse Jackson organized Democratic protests in Palm Beach County to protest on behalf of Al Gore?" asked Ari Fleischer, a Bush spokesman.

Bruce Springsteen's voice of protest on behalf of America's core values has always been unshakable; it's good to hear him speak up for what he believes is right.

He doesn't write pieces that preach to his listeners, urging protest on behalf of green issues ("although that's a good idea", he says).

Mr. As'ad said his demonstrators were unarmed Shiites "who dared to come and protest" on behalf of "many others who are against Hezbollah policy but can't express it publicly".

Parodying sentimental novels and memoirs in modern Gaelic by such authors as Tomás Ó Criomhthainn and Séamas Ó Grianna, O'Brien protests on behalf of a depressed Irish population: "In one way or another, life was passing us by and we were suffering misery, sometimes having a potato and at other times having nothing in our mouths but sweet words of Gaelic".

14 A Day of Protests in Miami Three protests on behalf of Elian Gonzalez took place in Miami, including one in which more than 50 boats cruised Biscayne Bay as passengers held signs reading "Elian we will fight for your rights".

When we meet them, they have been jailed for protesting on behalf of the poor.

I've protested on behalf of writers who were imprisoned and tortured because of their work.

Both groups have called for non-violent protests on behalf of open democracy.