They protested vocally.

他们大声抗议。

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They protested that there was no place for a school of commerce in their hallowed halls of learning.

他们抗议说，在他们所尊崇的学术殿堂里没有商业学院的位置。

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It was the effect of India's salt, they protested.

她们断言道，这是受了吃印度盐的影响。

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On Thursday they protested to mark Tax Day, when Americans have to pay any federal taxes they owe.

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They protested. Hooker stood firm.

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If the Indians protested, or tried to defend their land, they were destroyed with crushing force.

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If they believed that the rangers were not aggressive enough, they protested, sometimes publicly.

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Hundreds of small-scale fishermen in Chile have clashed with police in several coastal towns as they protested against a proposed new fisheries law.

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During the pipeline's construction, the feisty local farmers say they protested the oil company by periodically blockading the muddy road that runs through their village.

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