Synonym: agitation, commotion, disquiet, disturbance, excitement, stir, tumult, turmoil. Antonym: rest. Similar words: unrelentingly, rest, wrest, forest, rest on, arrest, for the rest, restore. Meaning: [‚ʌn'rest] n. 1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development 2. a feeling of restless agitation.
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91. But the collapse of talks gave new weight to the prospect of labor unrest in Hollywood.
92. In September and October 1985 serious urban unrest again became the focus of popular attention.
93. During the political unrest of Edward II's reign, Eastry sought to restore tranquillity to the realm.
94. The tensions generated by the Gulf war have not caused as much unrest as December's strikes and riots.
95. The loss of revenue from areas of the country affected by civil unrest had also contributed to the deficit.
96. Renewed unrest among would-be emigrants Unrest among would-be emigrants erupted again on April 26.
97. Kuchma, who was re-elected in 1999 for a five-year term, faces serious unrest.
98. The explanations which they offer for continuing peasant unrest, however, run counter to important aspects of the Soviet explanation.
99. If there was civil unrest, they said, it would be the responsibility of the attorney-general, Janet Reno.
100. This contributed to the notable growth in trade union membership from 1902 and the industrial unrest of 1910 to 1914.
101. Last week the Soviet embassy in East Berlin even signalled it would not intervene if unrest became uncontrollable.
102. With the increase came growing racial discrimination and unrest between blacks and whites.
103. The unrest was sparked off by the arrest of a local policeman on charges of corruption.
104. In the late 1960s and early 1970s anti-war demonstrations, student unrest and draft-dodging became commonplace in Hollywood films.
105. Moreira claimed that the changes had not produced ill feeling or unrest within the armed forces.
106. Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
107. Various isolated examples of unrest acted as reminders to the authorities.
108. Still, the response by state officials to the Mixteco unrest has been to launch negotiations rather than to crack down.
109. If there were social unrest, a number of people would attempt to exploit the situation for their own ends.
110. The student unrest of 1988 needs to be addressed next.
111. They reacted, in particular, to the upsurge in proletarian and, from the turn of the century, peasant unrest.
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112. Non-Communist becomes acting head of state Krenz quits as unrest fears grow.
113. Diana was sympathetic, but did not fully understand his unrest, nor his frantic soul-searching.
114. Due to political unrest, there is a warning against travel to the region.
115. Each of the prospective parliamentary candidates for Orkney and Shetland added their voices to the growing storm of unrest.
116. Where in their travels the plates slam and scrape against each other, we find geological unrest.
117. The vote raised the possibility that charges might be brought against Suchinda and other former military leaders involved in the May unrest.
118. It would probably be too slow to bring the hope now needed to avoid social unrest and possible collapse.
119. Such jealousies may lead to valued career-move expatriates and/or fixed-term contract workers failing in their postings or result in local industrial unrest.
120. He created two competing monopolies which are causing considerable unrest within the industry.
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