Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] in protest over " in BNC.
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| 1 | TWO women were occupying a building at the doomed Parkside Colliery , St Helens , this afternoon in protest over the closure of the pit . |
| 2 | In 1982 , he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Foreign Office minister Cranley Onslow , but resigned after just six days in protest over a dispute involving Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | This became clear after parents began to ring Machester 's Picadilly Radio in protest over the song 's condemnation of their local school system . |
| 4 | Some 10,000 demonstrators , including members of Taiwan 's fledgling opposition parties , attacked government targets in central Taipei in protest over Hau 's appointment , which they characterized as a step backwards from the recent trend of democratization towards a remilitarization of the political process . |
| 5 | Reports of a hunger strike during Baker 's visit by dissidents held in a Liaoning prison in protest over beatings and prison conditions was denied by the Chinese Foreign Ministry . |
| 6 | The breakaway union is balloting its members for a one-day token strike in protest over the amended pit closure plans . |
| 7 | Prison officers and civil servants have been taking industrial action in protest over what they claim is a move towards privatisation . |
| 8 | OUTRAGE : U2 's stars donned anti-radiation suits in protest over Sellafield |