11.   The campus protests have been tolerated by police despite a ban on rallies while the assembly sits.

12.   The government has tolerated protests, but has placed several political leaders under house arrest.

13.   The military has tolerated protests as long as they remain on campus, but has cracked down on students who march into the streets.

14.   They have tolerated these protests, in spite of the increasingly blunt messages and strong language used by students.

15.   Conference organizers tolerated limited protests aimed at government officials and drug companies, which activists have accused of indifference and greed.

16.   The Chinese authorities made it plain that they would not tolerate any protest visible to the public.