Sentence examples for was rocked when from inspiring English sources

The Olympic movement was rocked when the scandal came to light three years ago and six members were expelled after an investigation by the committee's headquarters in Lausanne.

page A12 MINIBUS BOMB KILLS 8 IN RUSSIA Russia's turbulent Caucasus region was rocked when a minibus exploded in a market in North Ossetia.

Earlier this year the industry was rocked when a blogger in Houston started an online petition to ban the use of "pink slime" in the hamburger served in the federal school-lunch program.

Earlier this month the party was rocked when several VV parliamentarians accused Vít Bárta, the party's unofficial leader and ABL's founder, of offering them money to keep the particulars of party financing a secret.

Wilmington was rocked when a wealthy and prominent attorney and friend of the governor was arrested for shooting Ms. Fahey when she attempted to break off an affair with him.

In 1989, bucolic Glen Ridge, where every street is graced by a gas-fueled lamplight, was rocked when a mildly retarded 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a group of Glen Ridge High School athletes.

Twickenham was rocking when we arrived.

"It was rocking when I got here.

Durham were rocked when their director of cricket, Geoff Cook, had a heart attack.

But some vessels of refuge have shown how quickly they can be rocked when too many investors pile in.

Juventus were rocked when Antonio Conte quit last summer, and further stunned when he was replaced by Allegri, who was fired by Milan months earlier and appeared to be the antithesis of the beloved former coach.