31.  The accident provoked strong protests in Italy and strained relations with the United States.

32.  The changes, which would make it easier to fire workers, have provoked strong protest on the left here.

33.  The Japanese do not have the political courage to make any strong public protest against the terrorism.

34.  The march drew strong protests from Orthodox members of the city council, who called the gathering a provocation.

35.  The permit was granted late last year only after strong protest from the American Embassy.

36.  The payment, three years ahead of schedule, was a vindication for Clinton, who engineered the bailout over strong Republican protests in Congress.

37.  The U.S. government has registered a strong protest with Georgia.

38.  There was no immediate police response despite strong protests from Chilean officials.

39.  Those statements provoked strong protests from several politicians.