Discontent with Russian rule, Finnish national identity, and World War I eventually caused Finland to break away from Russia, taking advantage of the fact that Russia was withdrawing from World War I and a revolution was starting in earnest.

By the end of the 1980s, membership had fallen to just over 6, 000, 000 — little more than half the level of a decade earlier — and it also counted against the Labour Party's hopes of regaining power, as its relationship with the trade unions had traditionally been seen as a strength but after the Winter of Discontent it was seen as a liability.

Discontent with the Spanish monarchy was dismissed because of a bigger rivalry with the city of Buenos Aires.

He advocates replacing or supplementing liberalism with republicanism, as outlined in his Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy.

Discontent with his responsibilities as a quartermaster, Grant made his way to the front lines to engage in the battle, and participated as a de-facto cavalryman in the battles of Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Monterrey, and Veracruz.

Discontent with this situation had not, however, disappeared.

Discontent arose and William of Orange ( with his vague Lutheran childhood ) stood up for the Protestant ( mainly Calvinist ) inhabitants of the Netherlands.

Discontent with the sparsely settled communities of Palatine Germans in the Mohawk Valley to the north, which Hartwick believed made people immoral, he bought the original Hartwick Patent with the intent to build a " New Jerusalem ".

The resignation of Harold Wilson brought James Callaghan to power, however his small majority was eroded with several by-election losses and the government became increasingly unpopular during the Winter of Discontent, although an arrangement was negotiated in 1977 with the Liberals known as the Lib-Lab pact and a succession of deals with the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru to hold referendums on devolution in exchange for their support, had helped to prolong the government's life.

Discontent with the school's inability to reform climaxed in the " Protest for Nothing " in May 1969, which was led by Brian Blugerman, Michael Eccles, Paul Eprile and David Glennie.

Discontent with her line of work, " Lorie " hopes to leave the dead town and find her way to San Francisco.

Discontent with his demands, opposition would rise against him under the leadership of probably Nasica ’ s greatest political rival, the tribune Curiatius.

Discontent with the 1863 draft law led to riots in several cities and in rural areas as well, By far the most important were the New York City draft riots of July 13 to July 16, 1863.

Politics of Discontent ( 1967 ), with articles on Aberhart, George McCullagh, Pattullo and the Reconstruction Party.

Discontent with the Spartan hegemony that followed ( including the fact that it ceded Ionia and Cyprus to the Persian Empire at the conclusion of the Corinthian War ( 395 – 387 BC ); see Treaty of Antalcidas ) induced the Thebans to attack.

* Booknotes interview with Sandel on Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy, May 19, 1996.

He was made General Secretary ( leader ) of the Trades Union Congress in 1973, and led the group during the time of the Winter of Discontent, and of confrontations with Margaret Thatcher's government.

* Still Discontent with Globalization, article by Stiglitz in Aspenia ( journal of the Aspen Institute Italia ), September 3, 2003 ( responding to many of the critics of Globalization and Its Discontents )

Discontent with this change of policy of the Portuguese government, Napoleon send an army to invade Portugal.

Discontent with how commercialized the rebuilt church has become, Lisa abandons Christianity and seeks out to follow a new religion.

After the Winter of Discontent and the subsequent fall of the Labour government, many corners of the public and media believed that the trade unions were running the Labour Party-an image which Neil Kinnock was keen to shake off after becoming party leader in 1983.

Industrial disputes and widespread strikes in the " Winter of Discontent " of 1978 – 79, made Callaghan's government unpopular and the defeat of the referendum on devolution for Scotland led to the passage of a motion of no confidence on 28 March 1979.

The " Winter of Discontent " is an expression, popularised by the British media, referring to the winter of 1978 – 79 in the United Kingdom, during which there were widespread strikes by local authority trade unions demanding larger pay rises for their members, because the Labour government of James Callaghan sought to hold a pay freeze to control inflation.

Discontent among student organisations in Malaysian universities soon posed a new problem for the UMNO-led government, however.

This happened in December 1996 to the Conservative government of John Major ( 1990 – 97 ) and in mid 1978 to the Labour government of James Callaghan ( 1976 – 79 ); this latter period covers the era known as the Winter of Discontent.

Discontent brewed among Ministerialists who were bitter at missing out on Cabinet positions, and in August 1903 Digby Denham crossed the floor with supporters to bring down the government and form a coalition led by Arthur Morgan.

Discontent with high unemployment, government spending cuts ( especially on health, education and welfare ), affairs related to privatizations was compounded by a series of corruption scandals, leading to the resignation of the Prime Minister Leszek Miller in May 2004, who was succeeded by Marek Belka.

Discontent continued and army officers openly defied the government and threatened to impose a military dictatorship.

In the late 1970s Heffer fought to change government policy to try to reduce unemployment, and he opposed the continuation of a pay policy which caused the strikes of the Winter of Discontent.

* In John Steinbeck's novel The Winter of Our Discontent, the protagonist Ethan Hawley describes a mandrake root in his family's collection of curios collected on whaling voyages, "[...] We even had a mandrake root-a perfect little man, sprouted from the death-ejected sperm of a hanged man [...]".

Discontent had become nationwide by 1845, when an insurrection in Guayaquil forced Flores from the country.

Government opposition to Trade unionism in the United Kingdom was a major factor in economic crises during the 1960s and in particular the 1970s, culminating some would argue in the Winter of Discontent of late 1978 and early 1979, when a significant percentage of the nation's public sector workers went on strike.

There was a less significant strike by firefighters in the Winter of Discontent ( late 1978 and early 1979 ), where once again the Green Goddesses were drafted in to cover ; it is largely forgotten by many as it occurred at a time when a significant percentage of public sector workers were on strike.

Discontent with settlers in Quebec over the company's total control of the fur trade caused numerous problems and matters worsened during the 1650s when war with the Iroquois severely hampered the fur trade and threatened continued colonization.

This line of argument partly blames Wilson for the civil unrest of the late 1970s ( during Britain's Winter of Discontent ), and for the electoral success of the Conservative party and its ensuing 18-year rule.

Discontent with Thatcher's leadership of the party had been growing over the latter years of her tenure.

Discontent grew, changes were constantly taking place, and criticism became rampant.

Discontent spread rapidly through the country, and many looked to Elizabeth as a focus for their opposition to Mary's religious policies.

Discontent spread, and the last straw was the request by the Asunción cabildo for Portuguese military support against Belgrano's forces, who were encamped just over the border in present-day Argentina.

( 2008 ) Seeds of Discontent: The Deep Roots of the American Revolution 1659-1750.

Ironically, if the proposals had become law, many of the activities of the trades unions during the Winter of Discontent a decade later would have been illegal.

The trade unions rejected continued pay restraint and in a succession of strikes over the winter of 1978 – 79 ( known as the Winter of Discontent ) secured higher pay.

The Winter of Discontent saw Labour's performance in the opinion polls slump dramatically.

He also admitted in this interview that he " must carry the can " for the Winter of Discontent.

Discontent at the introduction of mechanisation into the mills resulted in the deaths of two men in a riot in the town in 1775, an event which apparently discouraged the mill-owners from pursuing modernisation, a decision which resulted in Shepton's cloth trade losing out to the steam-powered mills in the north of England in the early 19th century.

During the Labour government's 1979 Winter of Discontent, refuse collectors went on strike.

Finally, Squint Entertainment folded and that album, Divine Discontent, was released in October 2002.

In the Maha Samaya Sutta, the defeated antagonist of the Buddha, Mara also known as " Namuci " or the " Dark One " is described as an Asura whose army consisted of " Sensual passions, Discontent, Hunger and Thirst, Craving, Sloth and Drowsiness, Terror, Uncertainty, Hypocrisy and Stubbornness, Gains, Offerings, Fame and Status wrongly gained, and whoever would praise self and disparage others " ( Sn 3. 2 Padhana Sutta ).

Discontent among the business community and elite intensified in response to increased corruption among the Duvaliers and the Bennetts, as well as the repulsive nature of the Bennetts ' dealings, which included selling Haitian cadavers to foreign medical schools and trafficking in narcotics.

The Winter of Discontent of 1978 – 79 was portrayed by the New Right as illustrative of the overextension of the state.