Example sentences of "[verb] by the [adj] workers ' " in BNC.
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1 | The general election of May 1982 was won by the United Workers ' Party ( UWP ) which was returned in the general elections of April 6 and April 30 , 1987 , after winning nine of the 17 parliamentary seats in both . |
2 | This fringe left-wing newspaper was produced by the Irish Workers ' Group , a Trotskyist groupuscule which had a scattering of supporters in Ireland but was strongest among Irish exiles in London . |
3 | A 24-hour strike was called by the Bolivian Workers ' Central ( COB ) for April 9 , in protest against the anti-coca campaign and against new legislation for the mining sector , approved at the same session of the Congress , which it regarded as preparing the way for privatization . |
4 | A 24-hour general strike was called by the United Workers ' Front ( FUT ) on Feb. 6 , and violent clashes were reported between strikers and the police . |
5 | A general strike called by the United Workers ' Front ( FUT ) brought Ecuador to a standstill on Sept. 23 , the culmination of three weeks of protests against the austerity measures . |
6 | Led by the Bolivian Workers ' Confederation ( COB ) , workers mobilized throughout the country in December and January , opposing the plans of the Patriotic Accord ( AP ) coalition government to privatize over 100 state-owned enterprises , including the state mining company Comibol and companies run by regional development corporations . |