Sentence examples for provoking protests from inspiring English sources

In 2011, Belgium introduced a ban on the full-face veil, provoking protests in some quarters.

Her racist and sectarian rants push the limits of a stage performance without provoking protests.

In Rhode Island, a school board seeking to follow administration policies on failing schools fired all 87 teachers at its high school, provoking protests.

Yesterday it was reported that Turkish police have detained 25 people for "spreading untrue information" on social media and provoking protests, the state-run news agency said.

But a bipartisan group of eight senators dropped that requirement in the pending immigration bill, provoking protests from Senator Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, and other conservatives.

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited the Yasukuni shrine dedicated to Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals, again provoking protests from neighbors victimized by Japanese aggression.

However, plenty of films deal in such raw material without provoking protest.

Tevez's exclusion from the World Cup squad was controversial, provoking protest marches and wall paintings in Buenos Aires.

At first, it was extortionately priced and was prescribed in high doses, which proved toxic, provoking protest from the gay community.

The death of Gešovski provoked protests in the Macedonian capital Skopje in June, where the protesters accused Tuđman of being responsible for the murder.

Its actions provoked protests.