Sentence examples for rebellious activities from inspiring English sources

Football (soccer) is a favourite sport in Turkey; introduced to the region in the late 19th century, the game was repressed by Ottoman officials, who believed that it was connected to rebellious activities.

Referring to both his spell in jail for rebellious activity and my father's past as a prisoner under apartheid, I introduced them as "old jailbirds"; he roared with laughter.

There is this regrettable belief that these groups are working on behalf of foreign governments to inspire or foment some form of rebellious activity".

While the rebellion was mostly put down before his arrival, he oversaw the mopping of the remaining pockets of rebellion, and successfully defeated a French invasion intended to foment further rebellious activity.

Cornwallis did not directly involve himself in military matters until the unexpected arrival on 22 August of French troops at Killala Bay in County Mayo, an area that had not seen much rebellious activity.

Of course, skateboarding and smoking have both been traditionally marketed as rebellious, commendably anti-social activities.

Now you're dominating by roping off an activity, which a rebellious, reactionary person will not appreciate.

For all of the rebellious attitudes expressed, the most radical activities these radicals participate in are going on carnival rides and laughing too much.

38 Peers may facilitate alcohol use initially through encouraging trial and subsequently through providing an alternative norm structure that reinforces deviant behaviour; adolescents who are more rebellious and less involved in conventional activities should be most susceptible to this kind of influence.

A young, rebellious and ultimately successful faction aspired to more profitable activities, notably the kidnapping of northern Italian businessmen.

A satellite imaging project organized by the Enough Project, an advocacy group, has published what it says is evidence of mass graves in the rebellious regions, and the United Nations has said the military activity could amount to war crimes.