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A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.

It was a time also of great social unrest.

In the circumstances it is not surprising that the spirit of unrest grew apace.

This was due to a growing scepticism, which caused him much mental unrest and which gradually gave way to mysticism.

An attempt at the assassination of Cromwell by Miles Sindercombe added to the general feeling of anxiety and unrest.

Early in 1905 there was a fresh agitation among the railway servants, who were dissatisfied with the clauses concerning the personnel in the bill for the purchase of the lines Unrest of.

The unrest in France in the years1795-1797resulted mainly from the harshness, incompetence and notorious corruption of the five Directors who, after the 13th of Vendemiaire 1795, practically governed France.

Returning to Normandy, Charles was partly responsible for some unrest in the duchy, and in April 1356 he was treacherously seized by the French king at Rouen, remaining in captivity until November 1357, when John, after his defeat at Poitiers, was a prisoner in England.

It is the spirit of progress and change, the enemy of convention and conservatism; it is absolute and universal unrest.

Chile, however, except in the Balmacedist civil war, is happily distinguished by its freedom from revolution and serious political unrest.

The new viceroy, who might have expected a tranquil time after the energetic reforms of his predecessor, soon found himself Lord face to face with the most serious troubles, euphemistic ally called the "unrest," that British rule has had to encounter in India since the Mutiny.

She often selected classical composers such as Beethoven, causing unrest throughout the classical dance world as she paired her jolting, unheard of movements with pieces of music often associated with the traditional dance.

In the following year new waves of peasant unrest broke out together with new strike waves.

He was, however, expelled following student unrest in 1979.

On this conquest seems to have ensued a long period of unrest and popular movements, known to Greek tradition as the Ionian Migration and the Aeolic and Dorian "colonizations"; and when once more we see the Aegean area clearly, it is dominated by Hellenes, though it has not lost all memory of its earlier culture.

Balkan unrest had shown itself in unusually ominous form as early as the beginning of May 1912.

Affied through his mother to the Welfs of Bavaria, and anxious to put an end to the unrest which dominated Germany, especially to the strife between the families of WeIf and Hohenstaufen, Frederick began his reign by promising to secure for Henry the Lion the duchy of Bavaria, and by appeasing Henrys uncle, Count Welf, by making him duke of Spol.eto and margrave of Tuscany.

And it would certainly go to the root of the political unrest in South Africa; and though temporarily it might aggravate, it would ultimately extinguish the race feud, which is the great bane of the country.

His firm and masterful government and wise measures did much to allay the spirit of unrest which had so long been the bane of Colombia, and though an attempt at assassination was made in the spring of 1906, the era of revolution appeared to be over.

The attempt to dehumanize proletarians produced a simmering anger which sometimes boiled over into social unrest.

It would spark violent unrest in the Muslim world.

It charts 111 separate incidents of civil unrest in 25 countries involving millions of people.

A careful eye was kept on the supply of this key commodity to prevent unrest in the city in medieval times.

During 1990 the declaration of unrest areas replaced the state of emergency as the formal emergency regime.

The result has civil unrest resulted decline that reached zephyr xstream mxp.

The government has imposed a week long curfew during this time of unrest in the country.

Unfortunately, life in Haiti is difficult for its residents as political unrest and high unemployment continue to plague the country.

The 1969 political unrest gave way to sit-ins and teach-ins around the country as students and other individuals took part in the grassroots effort to raise awareness of many issues they found important.

From the 1960's general unrest, to NWA's "Cop Killer", we as a society, have seen and felt the impact of controversial lyrics.

You should also be aware of the current news in the area you are considering for your honeymoon in case of political unrest or natural disaster, particularly if you are planning a honeymoon in a foreign country.

She not only furthered her career, but also escaped the unrest in her native Colombia after her older brother was murdered in 1998 during a kidnapping attempt.

These emotions can also be brought on as a secondary consequence of tiredness, which can be triggered by night sweats and general unrest.

The key is to minimize the level of social unrest in the town, fighting criminals and returning cats to their owners.

The Vietnam War and racial unrest during the civil rights era connected death as reported by newspapers and television to events occurring U.S. city streets.

The symptoms include both physical symptoms, such as breast tenderness, back pain, abdominal cramps, headache, and changes in appetite, and psychological symptoms of anxiety, depression, and unrest.

If they are not in a state of perfect balance then, instead of harmony, there is confusion, unrest and disarray.

The greatest demand for workers to fill these types of employment opportunities are in areas where there is unrest that warrants an extensive and/or long term U.S. military presence.

He predicted that two presidents would die in office; one during a time of great civil unrest.

Cayce warned that unrest would first erupt in the Davis Straits of Canada, "where there will be attempts to keep open a life line to a land."

Many people interpret this to mean a combination of civil unrest and earth changes, with the latter being responsible for the ensuing war.

This combination has created unrest among all of China's major trading partners due to China's ever increasing financial power.

As time went on, however, the Natal government, alarmed at a series of murders of whites in Zululand and at the evidences of continued unrest among the natives, became convinced that Dinizulu was implicated in the rebellious movement.

The unrest in Zululand delayed action being taken on the commission's report.

His visit coincided with a period of unrest both among the white civil servants and among the natives, due to the high cost of living.

Gamaliel died before the insurrections under Trajan had brought fresh unrest into Palestine.

But when in the early 'forties a feeling of unrest spread throughout Italy, even in Tuscany demands for a constitution and other political reforms were advanced; in1845-1846riots broke out in various parts of the country, and Leopold granted a number of administrative reforms. But Austrian influence prevented him from going further, even had he wished to do so.

It was in this district that the Hindostani Fanatics had their stronghold, and they were responsible for much of the unrest on this part of the border.

Owing to the continued civic unrest it was again excluded in 1427, and only readmitted in 1433 when the old aristocratic constitution was definitively restored.

Just before this time much unrest in the north-west of Germany had been caused by the settlement there of a number of refugees from the Netherlands.

The most important of all the symptoms of the approaching cataclysm was, however, the growing unrest among the peasants.

He tried to calm the unrest of his conscience by correspondence with the leaders of the evangelical revival on the continent, and sought for omens and supernatural guidance in texts and passages of scripture.