He made no overt protest as Mountagu manoeuvred the navy behind the restoration of monarchy, and sailed with the fleet that brought the king back to England in May.

This suggests that a crime committed as an overt protest is worse than a crime one tries to get away with.

Innately more conservative than its urban counterpart, the rural community had not for the most part engaged in widespread and overt political protest in response to the strains that were placed upon it.

As his self-confidence increased, Tippett felt increasingly driven to write a work of overt political protest.

She had caught the flash of resentment in the girl's eyes when Keridil asked her to leave, but Sashka made no overt protest.

Over the years, his pieces have dealt with social issues, but they tend to be more intense evocation than overt protest.

X takes reunification into their own hands, leaving overt political protest in the past in favor of a new way for a new age.

R'gul made no overt protest, and F'lar went on.

He had some idea what she meant, and was disgusted, but the weapons bristling about him discouraged overt protest.

Her songs were rarely if ever overt, topical protests.