Sentence examples for strife surrounding from inspiring English sources

In Flatbush, Brooklyn, where a Little Haiti meanders among immigrants from other Caribbean nations, a community is still reeling from the political strife surrounding the removal of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and a storm that killed thousands along the Dominican border earlier this year.

"With controversy and strife surrounding the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay over the past few months, this proposal is the first publicly announced solution to the dilemma.

In an interview with The New York Times last year, Mr. Menino said his proudest accomplishment was moving the city beyond the racial strife that surrounded the court-ordered busing of the 1970s.

Its economy and politics are stalled, with strife in the surrounding region stunting hopes of relief anytime soon.

He is currently completing a study on the history of ideas and imaginings surrounding civil strife.

The war in Iraq, political upheaval in Venezuela, civil strife in Nigeria, tensions surrounding Iran's nuclear program, as well as increased consumption.

Franklin, however, disclosed that she left because of the negativity surrounding the strife and her inability to assert any control in the decision making.

Therefore, necessity dictated that Mozambique's military be larger than those of surrounding countries without such internal strife.

Transfer strife and trauma, with an unrelenting din surrounding Luis Suárez, Gareth Bale and Wayne Rooney, has left most of us bleeding from the ears and yearning for some real football to begin.

As the BBC explained, "Despite the air campaign and naval blockade continuing unabated, pro-government forces have been unable to dislodge the rebels from their northern strongholds, including Sanaa and its surrounding province". Adding to the strife, al-Qaeda also controls some parts of Yemen, and the Islamic State is active there, targeting the government-controlled south.

Surrounding grounds, seen later, bear signs of strife and ruin, including an overturned car.