Sentence examples for severity of the protests from inspiring English sources

Because of the severity of the protests, which included Beatles' records being publicly burned and claims being made that the Beatles were "anti-Christ", Epstein had considered cancelling the fourteen-concert tour, fearing for their lives.

The military, however, downplayed the severity of the protest, placing the number of hunger strikers, initially, at just a half-dozen.

Compared to the severity of the situation, however, the protests have been some of the most peaceful public actions I've ever participated in.

The severity of the violent crackdown of the protests is unprecedented in Uganda; Besigye just left the country for neighboring Kenya to seek medical treatment after his abuse, and four arrests by government security forces.

Mr. McCullagh protests against the severity of the Italian repressive measures after the revolt of the Arabs, and accuses two soldiers of having slain old men, women and children.

Canada has protested at the severity of the sentences.

The Uruguay manager himself is to resign his position from the governing body's technical study group in protest at the severity of the sanction.

Former Rangers defender Jardine on Saturday led a match of thousands of fans to the SFA offices at Hampden to protest at the severity of the punishment after being charged with bringing the game into disrepute.

President Amin al-Hafiz had been prime minister at the time of the unrest and stepped down in response to countrywide strikes and demonstrations in protest at the severity of the uprising's suppression.

Many of the doctors, who were part of the protests, were suspended from their duties.

The protests were unprecedented for not just their scale and spread, but for the severity of the state's response.