Its workers were angry with the fall-out from the war and were getting increasingly militant.

The cause attracted a large number of followers, and urged on by a few fanatics, became increasingly militant.

After those incidents, settlers have grown increasingly militant and the army has felt besieged.

Mr. Blair's increasingly militant stand is a change in tone for the British government.

They became active in the trades unions and increasingly militant.

During the course of the war, the people became increasingly militant.

Beijing's support for worldwide revolution became increasingly militant, although in most cases it lacked the resources to provide large amounts of economic or military aid.

The workers become increasingly militant, turning to violent tactics and eventually firebombing the original building site.

Officers of the former Soviet Army, for their part, have become increasingly militant in defending their jobs.