By the summer of 1549 there was widespread unrest or even rebellion all over England.

Poor harvest for second year in a row causes widespread social unrest.

However, the economic policies of this area caused widespread unrest, beginning with workers' strikes.

The raising of fuel prices by 36 per cent in June had led to widespread unrest.

There was widespread political unrest in Ireland during the 1920s.

The handling of the strike led to widespread unrest among union members.

There was widespread unrest among the workers over the low wages and poor working conditions.

This caused a widespread social and political unrest across the nation.

We are likely to see widespread social unrest and perhaps even the failure of parliamentary democracy.

There are fears that the plans will lead to widespread public unrest with union leaders already calling a 24-hour general strike on 5 May.