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They were protesting French Colonial rule and winning the fight ( with the assistance, in part, of the mosquito ), as the French plantation owners, most holding land grants from Louis XVI ( farming, primarily sugar ), were succumbing to yellow fever.
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They were running from something.
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They bawled questions that were not answered in the uproar.
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They then took the protesting Abraham in iron fetters to Alexandria, where he was consecrated as the 62nd Patriarch of Alexandria.
They simply handed the protesting McLean money as they made off with his property.
They were protesting its corrupt government, federal issues, and the lack of justice from border counties.
" They said I was protesting ," she told the St. Petersburg Times.
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They were protesting the role of Sudan's government in ethnic cleansing in Darfur.
They also picketed a ladies dress shop, protesting the fact that the proprietor would not allow indigenous women to try on dresses.
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They are protesting the actions of the Federation and will resort to any means necessary to disrupt the Trade Federation.
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They were also protesting against the government's failure to keep its pledge to withdraw 100, 000 barrels of low-level nuclear waste from their isle by the end of 2002.
They were protesting against massive price rises for fuel and energy, and they were demanding that President Suharto should step down.
They finally drive up to the crowd of protesting students, and Mark tells them that the world belongs to them and that they should make their own future.
They are attacked by Tublat, who they capture, and are about to take him around the world until Tarzan, along with a protesting Terk, rescue him.
They used a swag of home made weapons to attack the prison wardens, protesting about the prison system and the gaol's conditions.
They were members of the Singapore Bus Workers ' Union ( SBWU ) and were protesting against poor working conditions, long work hours and low pay.
They were also protesting the poor living conditions on that reservation.
They are also active across New York, frequently protesting at school board meetings and taking on the movie industry to end smoking in movies marketed to young people.
They sent a telegram to Governor Hartley protesting President Spencer ’ s decision, stating in part that his judgment was " Protested by unanimous action of fisheries students.
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They were protesting over the use of " Scab " miners ( men not members of the Federation unlike the rest of the " Points " workforce ) and their ordeal only ended after the company promised no non-federation men would be employed at the colliery, the stay-down strike lasted for 177 hours.
They have also failed to take notice or sympathise with the families of enforced disappeared Baluch who have been protesting in front of Press Clubs in Quetta, Karachi, and Islamabad and elsewhere to record their peaceful and democratic protest.
They commonly stood protesting for hours at segregated areas such as pools, parks and pubs which raised a mixed reception in the country towns.
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