storm of protest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstormandprotest
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storm
noun
uk/stɔːm/us/stɔːrm/
an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder ...
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protest
noun
uk/ˈprəʊ.test/us/ˈproʊ.test/
a strong complaint expressing disagreement, disapproval, ...
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(Definition ofstormandprotestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The government cannot annul this contract and replace it with another without risking astormofprotest.
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Local feeling runs very strongly about them and if these hospitals are to be closed there will be astormofprotest.
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Not surprisingly, the proposal has raised astormofprotestin the area.
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That action would result in astormofprotest.
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I can see by thestormofprotestit has aroused among residents in my division that it excites pretty keen feeling.
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We propose also to deal with an injustice which provokes astormofprotestat each election—the denial of the right to vote to holidaymakers.
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Very likely there is astormofprotestall round.
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Some of their pronouncements and sentences have provoked astormofprotestfrom all sections of the community.
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They have brought astormofproteston their heads from every section of the industry throughout the country.
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The community often acts so strenuously against such a proposal that the local authority has to withdraw it amid astormofprotest.
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The proposals have already provoked astormofprotestfrom an extremely wide range of statutory, professional and voluntary organisations.
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The suggestion has aroused astormofprotestin the area and has created a body of public opinion which is of a non-political nature.
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It has caused astormofprotest, and understandably so.
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The proposal raised astormofprotestas soon as it was made public.
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This explains thestormofprotestthat has arisen.
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There have been moments when the rumbles of discontent have come perilously close to erupting into astormofprotest.
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These proposals have raised astormofprotestand opposition on all sides.
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I doubt whether any other issue of this kind has raised such astormofprotest.
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There has been a growingstormofprotestover the years as the outfall proved less and less adequate to cope with the increased amount of sewage.
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When that proposal was made public there was astormofprotest, not just from the parents and the communities affected but from far wider, even from the town.
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