1.   We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.

2.   But lacking a credible navy and fearful that public protests could degenerate into anti-government demonstrations, China has merely called for negotiations with Japan.

3.   The crisis climaxed last month when protests degenerated into riots.

4.   The protest degenerated when a fringe group of pro-Israel extremists attacked a pacifist group.

5.   Their protests frequently degenerated into shouting matches with PDS supporters.

6.   There were fears the protests would degenerate into civil war if the Socialists clung to power.

7.   The week-long protests degenerated into riots in which one businessman was killed and several factories and offices damaged.

8.   Pro-Tshisekedi protests Monday degenerated into street battles that forced parliament to cancel a session at which it was expected to fire Tshisekedi.

9.   The protests degenerated into clashes with the security forces.

10.   The protests quickly degenerated into hate-fuelled sectarianism, reaching a low-point in early September when a blast bomb was thrown.