But the restive crowd at the company's annual meeting today offered no congratulations for candor.

"There's a definite knack to obtaining a taxi in Athens, which is something between catching a fish and public speaking to a restive crowd.

"I admire Senator Obama and his accomplishments," he told a restive crowd in Lakeville, Minnesota, last Friday.

By noon, when the hearing eventually began, the restive crowd had grown to 2,000 to 3,000 in number.

Dom Rodrigo's speech, so measured and reasonable, spread like balm over the restive crowd.

Mr. Dole raced through his remarks, competing with a restive crowd; many people kept circulating, eating and talking loudly even as their candidate spoke.

With restive crowds outside, rancorous exchanges inside and a conspicuously absent guest from the United States, the gathering seemed anything but cooperative.

Kadohata turned toward the increasingly restive crowd.

Standing on his toes, he peered over the heads of the restive crowd.

She glanced around at the restive crowd.