Sentence examples for protested for from inspiring English sources

Koreans and Japanese have protested for years about criminal behavior by American troops.

I've camped and protested for the right to construct modern-day Hoovervilles.

Many protested for several months over the bank's decision to go into business with Robertson.

In Cambodia, workers who protested for an extra $20 a month were shot and killed.

Sheikh Farid Uddin, a Savar police official, said: "Workers protested for their compensation and back pay.

"They woke up pretty quickly," says a Treasury official, adding that they protested for a bit.

Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates have protested for years over the amount of Ashcroft money being lavished on marginal seats.

(But even this does not always work: Mr. Franco's invitation from U.C.L.A. was protested for its lack of gravitas).

Shiites protested for three days after the Feb. 16 attack, prompting government promises to crack down on the militants.

Romanians then protested for weeks in University Square against the continued presence of former Communists in the government.

Activists protested for his release in Tahrir Square, outside a security police training camp, and at his hometown's police headquarters.