How To Use Boycott In A Sentence

Soon the association was strong enough to boycott local landlords who were evicting their tenants and offering the land to others at increased rents.
The opposition boycotted and sabotaged an election in February which they would certainly have lost again. Times, Sunday Times
Across the street, protesters denounced what they called a fraudulent vote and urged a boycott. Undefined
It is not clear what will happen if opposition parties decide to boycott the Parliament session again today.
Boycotts have played integral roles in reversing discrimination all over the world. Zack de la Rocha: Why the Boycott of Arizona Continues

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The European Union boycott and American prohibitions are not seriously handicapping Burma.
With opposition groups still voicing concerns about the March poll date, 16 of the 48 registered political parties boycotted the election.
It has already been explained that the Papal rescript condemning the plan of campaign and the practice of boycotting is not an utterance ex cathedra.
It was the culmination of years of boycotts and demonstrations, of freedom rides and sit-ins, of protest and struggle, of sacrifice and suffering.
The party boycotted the election in protest at alleged vote rigging.
However, die-hard Simpsons fans are boycotting the promotion, upset that each box of Krusty O's doesn't come with a jagged metal Krusty O that will hospitalise them in the same way that Bart was in episode 125. Now The Pagans Gun For Homer Simpson
Maybe it is time that Taiwan's intellectuals step forward and launch another newspaper boycott - as was the case 10 years ago when the United Daily News injudiciously printed stories that appeared to be designed to stir up fear in Taiwan.
Last April's NUT annual conference unanimously voted to ballot members on a boycott of the SAT's.
But fans of the best-selling books plan to boycott the movie. The Sun
The commitment to boycott Westminster would hardly cause a 'Sinn Feinner' like H.R. Jones to frown too much, and it's possible that demanding a monoglot Welsh speaking Wales would have been to his taste. Archive 2008-05-01
The art scene was still firmly in thrall to the cultural boycott, which restricted South African artists from showing overseas, and overseas artists from showing here.
We have seen a lot of desperate Democrats suddenly scrambling to "unify" with Clinton's supporters, now that they realize that their snowjob of an election has caused turmoil and will lead to an Obama boycott in November. Twisted little people
The flag remains on the State House grounds and the NAACP is still conducting an economic boycott here. Black Republican Set To Make History In S.C.
Ms. NERMEEN AL-MUFTI (Spokeswoman, Iraqi Turkmen Front): The first thing is Turkmen and Arabs, not only in Kirkuk - in Kirkuk, Diyala, Salahudeen, Mosul and Anbar - they are going to boycott it. In Iraq, Counting Heads Is A Political Headache
Alongside his courage sits the suspicion, encouraged by Boycott, that he baled out because he knew he was not good enough to wear an England shirt. Amateur psychologists to be avoided in delicate Michael Yardy debate | Paul Hayward
They also assured the government that Muslims will themselves boycott such madrasas if the government produce any authentic evidence or proof regarding anti-national acts being indulged in by them.
There is opposition to the boycott within schools. Times, Sunday Times
Activists organize non-violent action, including consumer boycotts.
Chirac aurait décider de boycotter les cérémonies en raison de la présence éventuelle du président syrien Bachar al-Assad, invité par le président Nicolas Sarkozy. Monday, June 30, 2008
Gandhi encouraged Indians to boycott British goods and buy Indian goods instead.
The main reason that the boycott policy should be scrapped is that it won’t work and is likely to actually damage those it is intended to help – ie the Palestinians. Matthew Yglesias » Double Standard: In a Good Way!
It was reported on Aug. 30 that the Sacred Union had decided to end its boycott.
He said he was boycotting the vote. Times, Sunday Times
Players, most notably Tiger Woods, have been asked to boycott the season's first major.
A discontented student body frequently boycotted classes over various grievances, such as discriminatory practices in medicine.
As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him at the ticket barrier.
Economic sanctions, the cultural and sporting boycotts, and diplomatic isolation must be maintained and intensified.
His solution has been to boycott particular consumer products.
The intention of the opposition parties to boycott the poll is irresponsible in the extreme.
They boycotted a meeting that was to have been held in September.
Nor are Europeans thrilled about the American values they feel Mr. Bush has encouraged, in which anti-Europeanism is applauded as a virtue, people boycott French wine in protest at the French position on Iraq and Senator Kerry is ridiculed by the Republicans for being able to speak French. Balkinization
The country could face a consumer boycott of its beef exports.
She proposed a boycott of the meeting.
Geoff Boycott became the 18th player to score 100 centuries in cricket, and the first to reach the landmark in a Test.
But a nationalist boycott of the vote resulted in an overwhelming rejection of union with the republic.
Normally busy streets and cafes were epty Thursday while crowds flocked to voting stations in defiance of the last-minute call forn ecion boycott by the country's former rebel moveent. ANC Daily News Briefing
Let's hope there will not be any form of backlash following this film's release, such as people boycotting the comedians who were in it.
He praised students for boycotting the venue in the Commons yesterday and slammed the promotion as "demoralising". Rss news feed for Morning Advertiser
Leave Boycott Bill alone, I think his programme is the best comedy on T.V., he is a very funny little man. Think Progress » Bill O’Reilly says if he was in charge of Iraq
It went ahead despite a boycott by the country 's main opposition party and 20 others. Times, Sunday Times
The group is urging a nationwide boycott of toys manufactured with child labor.
We would urge everyone living in Lyneham or travelling through on August 13 to boycott the station and make a stand against the extortionate prices we are being charged for petrol.
An academic boycott is a political act with a political goal, and if it is unsuited to the purpose then it is bad politics.
The union has threatened to call for solidarity actions by its members at all sister newspapers and a boycott of all Media 24 newspapers if its demands are not met.
There is pressure on the biggest union to join the boycott.
Indeed, a petition against the boycott idea has garnered thousands of signatures from intellectual luminaries here.
Aspects of the society may not be moral and individualist feminists may use education, protest, boycott, and moral suasion - the whole slate of persuasive strategies - to affect change.
The back and forth barbing ended in tears after Matt informed Bruno that the Austrian Minister to Great Britain had called for a boycott of his new movie, Bruno, do to its misrepresentation of the Austrian people. “Bruno” Poster
The ruling, primarily intended as a safety measure, could lead to a widespread boycott by disabled entrants.
There would be no threats of boycotts; there would be no marches; there would be no high-toned talk.
Which is why his speech to Congress this week was "boycotted" by-among others -- Senator Charles Schumer of New York. James Heffernan: Now is the Time for Camus -- as an Antidote to Despair
School boycotts were organized, and tens of thousands of black kids were kept home.
Several leading players boycotted the event in protest at the reduced prize money.
Voucher trouble Shopworkers' union Usdaw has threatened to boycott the government's voucher system for asylum seekers as protests gather momentum.
In the hearing, al-Bahlul explained, as he had during his only other hearing 17 months before, that he was boycotting the proceedings, and the judge, Army Col. Peter E. Brownback III, then motioned for Fleener to move up the table to represent him. Andy Worthington: An Empty Trial at Guantanamo
One reason is that permissive societies that realized that crime does pay did not boycott people who lived a life of misdemeanour and wrongdoing.
The ruling, primarily intended as a safety measure, could lead to a widespread boycott by disabled entrants.
On the same night a farmer's house was sacked because he had bought some 'boycotted' hay. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent
Everyone, including the movers of the motions, was taken aback by the vote at April's conference of the AUT lecturers' union to boycott certain universities.
| Reply | Permalink the politics of fear indeed. how dare the new yorker make fun of fear! don't they know that democrats are too afraid of it for them to satirize it? boycott conde nast?!? ha! what a bunch of idiots you guys are.seriously. i'm becoming embarrassed to hang around here with you dolts. Election Central Morning Roundup
But some veterans who fought in the Far East believe it is a snub to them and say they will boycott the official event.
That is also why you greedy $$$ hungry people are leading the pack on boycotting Citgo because Chavez called bushie boy the devil. Think Progress » VIDEO: Clinton Sets The Record Straight On Terrorism, Smacks Down Fox News
In theory, I could ask Kevin to resume printing things for me at his office at the university, but I suspect that his support for the boycott is paper thin, despite his recent good cheer.
Congress delegates from South Ossetia and from the autonomous republic of Abkhazia boycotted the voting.
To boycott a country on this basis is childish. Times, Sunday Times
Sales numbers falling at company owned stores in municipalities that are "boycotting" the state of AZ and companies based there send a CLEAR message that people do not approve of this politicking. What Companies Are Based in Arizona? « PubliCola
The DVD CCA was the instrumentality that they used to effectuate the boycott. RealNetworks vs Hollywood
His name was Martin Luther King Jr., and the same inimitable public speaking style that catapulted King to the top at the Crozer Theological Seminary would also steer the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Yet another die-hard boycotter would be quoted by Max Rodenbeck in the Economist: ‘I have voted once in thirty years, and that was for the creation of an Islamic Republic,’ says an old gentleman who deals in real estate. Let the Swords Encircle Me
Two Front Teeth trailer: 4. Christmas Evil review – A Christmas cult classic, this film came out before the notoriously boycotted Silent Night, Deadly Night, even though it has the similar theme of a man snapping and doning a red Santa suit to instill Christmas fear in anyone who he deems as being “naughty.” Top 5 Holiday Horror Movies
Just a week before the first ball is due to be bowled in the eighth cricket World Cup, the talk wasn't about champions and challengers yesterday but boycotts, riots, forfeits and fines.
They are now trying to organize a boycott .
The proposed boundary changes triggered outrage and threats to boycott future elections. Times, Sunday Times
The percentage of respondents declaring that they had considered or had actually joined a boycott rose in fifteen of the twenty-one countries.
As for Boycott, he should stick to what people tell me he's good at (commentating), leave Yardy's diagnosis to professionals ("No, Mr Yardy, there is no such thing as 'bad bowling-inspired clinical depression'") and be mindful of his own glasshouse when he next feels like throwing stones. Geoff Boycott's sensitive side… it's so well hidden | Barbara Ellen
Nawar said ElBaradei called for the boycott to "deprive" President Hosni Mubarak's regime of legitimacy. SFGate: Top News Stories
Engine room artificers, boatswains, tugboat crews and quartermasters in the harbour master section (navigation branch) of the Sri Lanka Port Authority began an overtime boycott on November 12.
The musician recently urged people to boycott milk produced in areas where the cull is taking place. Times, Sunday Times
Anyway, two things actually make most of this irrelevant…first up, I only drink tea and won’t pay more than fifty pence for it under most circumstances its a social habit..tea is for sitting around other peoples houses with…that’s my opinion. therefore my personal boycott is entirely irrelevant and not even vaguely threatening to Starbuck’s. Still not dead « raincoaster
This may seem counter-intuitive, especially for those recalling decolonisation in the 1960s or sensing the growth of the boycott campaign. Undefined
Bestsellers from the Guardian shop Liberia presidential election is thrown into chaos by opposition's boycott call Liberian president eyes second term after former warlord's election backing The Guardian World News
So the Southern Baptists are boycotting Disney for its alleged homophilic irreligion.
Several leading players boycotted the event in protest at the reduced prize money.
The party has threatened to boycott the election because it believes it will not be democratic.
I am personally committed to the route of dialogue and debate instead of boycotts.
The four major opposition parties reportedly decided to boycott the Nov. 29 elections in protest at alleged unfair election conditions.
Fans have boycotted games in protest against the owners this term. The Sun
Meanwhile, the Warburgs demanded that American Jews not '' agitate '' against the Hitler government, or join the organized boycott. The Palestinian Mufti's Deal with Hitler: Kill All the Jews in the Middle East
He would be rigorously "boycotted," and might, in the event of any disturbance, be made into a target. Cetywayo and his White Neighbours Remarks on Recent Events in Zululand, Natal, and the Transvaal
He warned clubs threatening to boycott the two-day meeting that they would face sanctions.
They will boycott classes and become violent at the flimsiest of excuses and generally behave like spoilt brats.
Some voters came willingly, some unwillingly; a major chunk was kept away because of a boycott call by separatists.
Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the vote.
The Irish Land League of 1879 renewed the campaign, organizing rent strikes and boycotts and resisting evictions.
Journalists are boycotting the programme.
As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him at the ticket barrier.
The corporate-controlled media finally succeeded in getting the term "boycotter" to stick to any Black person who protests anything - even non-boycott related stuff. Inconsistent "Boycotters" Keep Attacks Alive
Of course boycotts and street protests are a lesser evil than outright military conflict and at least the two sides this week proved willing to talk. Times, Sunday Times
If this boycott has any force maybe the Jewish-Muslim "problem" will dissipate with the departure of Jewish studentry. Inside Higher Ed
The combination of atrocious weather and poor pre-tournament publicity led to a virtual boycott by the public, while the staging of the event over three courses so far apart was a logistical nightmare.
50% said that boycotting Japanese goods will not create enough pressure on the Japanese government
The boycott will benefit the workers within the sweatshop.
Rather than condone our "wasteful, profit-driven, mass-production society", freegans pledge "a total boycott of the economic system where the profit motive has eclipsed ethical considerations".
They could not overcome the effects of the US boycott and the lack of any popular democracy or mass participation in the organisation of society, an essential feature of any socialist revolution.
Rebel supporters from the Barnet Supporters' Association called for a boycott of all matches.
The four major opposition parties reportedly decided to boycott the Nov. 29 elections in protest at alleged unfair election conditions.
Likewise, it's slacktivism that prompts us to want to join a boycott of designated gas companies or eschew buying gasoline on a particular day rather than reduce our personal consumption of fossil fuels by driving less and taking the bus more often.
This is certainly a worthy cause for which to go into battle, and the boycott was indeed wholly objectionable for this reason alone.
There would be no threats of boycotts; there would be no marches; there would be no high-toned talk.
I'm glad that I won't be the only boycotter but I would still boycott even if I were alone. I will NOT be seeing "The Spirit" this Christmas (and neither should you)
The final version merely required firms to report to the Commerce Department whenever they complied with the boycott.
Today will see a planned match boycott in protest at his ownership. Times, Sunday Times
Wow I realy wanted to see both films and I still will, but now that I know tom crackhead cruize is in tropic thunder Im not so interested in it. dac_fan on Jul 29, 2008 tom cruise is so hated that he's actually inspiring people to boycott a movie and rant angrily about him on a internet review blog thingy … Mega Review: Tropic Thunder vs Pineapple Express! « FirstShowing.net
At its annual conference it voted to boycott such tests. Times, Sunday Times
Later this summer, Parents for Justice also urged its members to boycott the new inquiry.
Do Norwegians and others boycott goods made in factories owned and run by European multinationals that employ adult and child slave labour?
Although some angry citizens boycott U.S. products, the U.S. has made it too expensive for the everyday Jamaican consumer.
The efforts failed due to unionist intransigence and nationalist boycott.
He must have been reading my comments about his bowling, it must have upset him, Boycott said, thus managing, with exquisite egocentricity, to make it all about Geoffrey Boycott, not Michael Yardy. Amateur psychologists to be avoided in delicate Michael Yardy debate | Paul Hayward
While this line of argument exposes some of the biases informing the academic boycott movement, there are two other important reasons why a boycott of Israeli universities is misdirected.
Monroe said the unions are being careful not to use the term "boycott" because they don't want damage Obama's re-election prospects. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
The 11 senior players who started their protests last week have continued boycotting the team's training sessions at Garden Park stadium.
When people in this country were disgusted with apartheid in South Africa, people in sport and entertainment boycotted that country.
The proximate cause of his being "Boycotted" was his action is serving four processes himself, because neither love nor money nor threats would induce a process-server to do his work. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81.
You'll recall that this is the same group that "boycotted" Ford, then lost, after we exposed the organization as gay-hating, having a terrible record of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim writings, AND the fact that the AFA actually promotes the "Nazi Germany era" science of known hate groups on their Web site. Homophobic, anti-Semitic "Christian" activists who promote hate literature are now trying to get "Desperate Housewives" thrown off the air
Voucher trouble Shopworkers' union Usdaw has threatened to boycott the government's voucher system for asylum seekers as protests gather momentum.
I have e-mailed the company and also copied my message to the financial investors for the Body Shop, stating that I will begin a boycott of Body Shop products effective immediately.
A rumour had spread like wildfire that he was boycotting national team games.
Certainly it does not assort well with historical research portraying the difficulties Martin Luther King, Jr. had holding together the different Montgomery churches during the bus boycott. Brendan Smith: Is Social Networking Useless for Social Change?
One of their biggest successes is Buy Nothing Day, a global boycott that has reportedly had an impact on 60 countries worldwide.
About eighteen other countries will apparently join the boycott. Times, Sunday Times
And most U.S. consumers will not boycott French perfume or wine (though Australian Merlot deserves a try).
THE PRESIDENT: Let me answer first the -- first of all, there's quite a difference between the generalized Arab boycott of Israel, which we have worked to bring to an end, simply because Israel existed, and the Helms-Burton bill, which provides the President some flexibility in its administration and which is directed against the only country remaining in our hemisphere which is not a democracy, and which passed in the aftermath of Cuba's flagrant shooting-down of two airplanes, American airplanes, in international airspace and killing innocent civilians, most of whom were American citizens. President Press Conference With Santer And Prodi
A number of leading authorities, who had been invited to participate, decided to boycott the debate.
Nawar says ElBaradei called for the boycott to "deprive" President Hosni Mubarak's regime of legitimacy. SFGate: Top News Stories
Germany, the rotating presidency of the European Union, in a letter from the German foreign ministry to the Speaker of the Knesset, Dalia Itzek, refused to attend the Israeli official 40th anniversary celebrations of "reunifying" Jerusalem, where no single foreign embassy retains premises anymore and where the celebrations were also boycotted by all foreign envoys. 'Cleansing' the Two-state 'Vision' in Jerusalem
He has called rallies of Labour Party members, canvassing a boycott of parliament and suggesting continued international sanctions against the government.
A boycott of a university or a country does not, of course, constitute racial discrimination against its members.
It was by and large non-violent and essentially involved non-cooperation or boycott.
They feared further repercussions at a later date because their participation in the boycott would almost certainly go into their files.
We need to boycott these companies before it's too late.
I'm a traditional Conservative boycotter of the GOP. Over at TalkLeft, look how they struggle to understand...
However, consumer boycotts can often do more harm than good.
About eighteen other countries will apparently join the boycott. Times, Sunday Times
A more confrontational approach has been taken by the Vatican, with senior bishops calling for the film to be boycotted.
There is the tendency to boycott US goods throughout the region.
It is little wonder that her party has called for a boycott of the elections. Times, Sunday Times
Israel began its existence as a developing nation with all of the challenges that entails, and many others, like mass immigration, and boycotts and other embargoes laid against it. Danny Ayalon: Learning from the 'Jewish Spring'
Our call for a boycott is not based on the belief that socialists, in general and in all cases, must refuse to participate in bourgeois elections.
The boycott is a powerful, and non-violent, method of creating international pressure for change.
I'd love to see what would be in the middle of a Venn diagraph of Boycott and Gaga fans. England v Bangladesh - as it happened
Independent Financial Advisers who sell its policies have threatened boycotts.
Economic sanctions, the cultural and sporting boycotts, and diplomatic isolation must be maintained and intensified.
That unity looks more precarious than ever today, when the country's governing coalition has as its linchpin a regionalist northern party that boycotted the 150th-anniversary celebrations earlier this year. In Search of Happily Ever After
Catalan products such as cava, its sparkling wine, were boycotted. Times, Sunday Times
Boycotting is making a statement that you do not value yourself as being superior to others, that workers are also people and deserve to be treated as such.
Obviously, I have never, directly or indirectly, pressured anyone to cancel a meeting in support of the partisans of the boycott of Israel, with Palestinian Leila Shahid, Frenchman Stéphane Hessel, and others scheduled to appear, at the Ecole normale supérieure in Paris. Bernard-Henri Lévy: Why the Call to "Boycott Israel" Is Crap
The repeal of the boycott last week is only a small victory in a battle that is not yet over.
They employed the unusual, if not unique, move of boycotting their own executive meetings.
At one stage the media threatened to boycott the prime minister's visit.
“Boycotting a blood drive that places a restriction on a thus far proven high risk candidate pool based on scientific research without offering competing scientific research is wrong and puts lives atrisk.” The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus
You could name them, boycott them, occupy their offices and force them out of business.
While both Vovelle and Furet toured colloquia in every continent, they never appeared together on the same platform, and Furet and his cohorts boycotted the biggest conference of the year organized by Vovelle in Paris.
The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections.
When America boycotted the Moscow Olympics it cheapened the medals won.
Two Australian wool bodies have approached the boycott in very different ways.
The passage of the anti-boycott bill in May 1977 completed the process begun by Senator Henry Jackson five years earlier.
But there was not a great enough turnout under the NUT's own rules to sanction a boycott.
He announced Italian Jews will boycott the Church's annual celebration of Judaism.
However, consumer boycotts can often do more harm than good.
Of course, no guesthouse owner wants a tourist boycott. Times, Sunday Times
British MP George Galloway, a supporter of the anti-Israeli boycott movement, in his relentless pibroch against the Jewish state compares the Palestinians to the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
That group, under the auspices of the Wisconsin Fair Trade Campaign, then approached Don Richards, a sympathetic alderman on the Milwaukee City Council, about sponsoring a resolution supporting the boycott.
Some of the boycotters are untroubled by this other side of the story, because they simply don't allow that there is one.
So many people vowed to boycott sponsors of the biased docudrama that airing it on primetime TV became financially imprudent.
Students had defied an earlier instruction from the King to end the boycott, the second in six months.
A general boycott will help this necessary process of international isolation.
So they will boycott goods in the supermarket that they don't think are ethically sound, or they will seek out particular products and buy them if they think they are ethically sound.
There would appear to be some confusion among these supporters of the AUT boycott decision.
Many were old lags in the boycott business. Times, Sunday Times
To promote the boycott, they believed, was also to raise consciousness about socially-responsible and stylish modes of non-silk fashion.
He also wants to snub Danish officials and boycott the country's products. Times, Sunday Times
It has transcended scandals and boycotts and will always remain the most sensual article of clothing next to lingerie.
Their boycott of the talks constitutes a serious impediment to peace negotiations.
Today will see a planned match boycott in protest at his ownership. Times, Sunday Times
Nowadays when you read about Jews, it's about anti-semitism, the Holocaust, boycotts, Israel, 50 percent out-marriage rates. Dovid Efune: The Finkler Question And Answer
It was rightly condemned in the free world, leading to sanctions and boycotts.
Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum or your thoughts on the Israeli government, this boycott is a misguided and dangerous effort that threatens the entire filmmaking community and, indeed, freedom of speech and artistic expression. Controversy at the Toronto Film Fest « The Blog at 16th and Q
It went ahead despite a boycott by the country 's main opposition party and 20 others. Times, Sunday Times
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He also wants to snub Danish officials and boycott the country 's products. Times, Sunday Times
It provoked a boycott of cava the sparkling wine made in Catalonia. Times, Sunday Times
The party boycotted the election in protest at alleged vote rigging.
The response was a tidal wave of indignation from MPs, the vast majority of whom boycotted the questionnaire.
While we've not always gone full-pelt protest against excessive DRM, this is open contempt for paying customers, and, quite frankly, it's the most valid reason yet for PC gamers to call a massed boycott. Haddock Links

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