Sentence examples for surge of protests from inspiring English sources

The growth-at-all-costs development model has also led to widespread environmental destruction and a surge of protests against industrial projects from middle-class urban residents.

In recent days, as the downfall of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya bolstered the spirits of government opponents across Syria, activists reported a surge of protests in Hama.

Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made "an unequivocal demand" to the Palestinian Authority to calm the surge of protests, a statement from his office said.

Amid last year's surge of protests, Slovakia's then-Prime Minister Robert Fico was forced to step down.

Since then, a surge of protests have taken place across the state and country, with many being led by students from Stoneman Douglas.

April 22 , 1970 the first Earth Day, represented a surge of protests and activism that pushed our government to respond to "We the People" and protect our common interest over special interest groups.

The fast-food giants have seemed clumsy, and wrong-footed by the surge of protest.

It has also led to an unprecedented surge of protest, with journalists, students, academics and civil rights campaigners marching under the banner "We Will Not Be Silenced".

How do you write an instant book about something as fast-moving and diffuse, as half-finished and unpredictable, as historically pivotal or, possibly, trivial, as the sudden surge of protest around the world since 2010?

But after a surge of protest from outraged artists, Congress is expected in the next few weeks to pass legislation rolling back the statute to its original form, with language agreed on by the recording industry trade group and several groups representing artists.

For progressives, this surge of protest began building months ago, when thousands of people rallied to take over the capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin to protest Gov. Scott Walker's attempt to crush worker rights.