(1) There was a groundswell of political opinion that art was thought to be for rich people.(2) Actions beget actions - changing one person's mind can lead to a groundswell of opinion.(3) He likes to portray himself as helping to publicize a groundswell of popular discontent at the demise of American manufacturing.(4) If you kill an opposition candidate, you create a martyr, with a groundswell of indignation on which his successor can ride into office.(5) Suppose that a groundswell of popular support finally pushes our proposal through Congress in the form of the Deliberation Day Act of 2012.(6) With a groundswell of popular support, the strictest rent control in the nation was put into effect to protect renters' rights.(7) A sizeable groundswell picks up over the reef in all but the calmest conditions.(8) The wreck is well broken among rocks, spread out and so close in that even on a flat-calm day the groundswell sloshes the boat up and down as it moves in as close as possible to drop divers off.(9) If there was a groundswell of opinion here for regional government then I could see a referendum.(10) an unexpected groundswell of opposition developed(11) Instead of creating a groundswell of popular political support, the Patriot epistles seemed to generate more criticism.(12) ‘There is a groundswell of urbanism in Calgary,’ says Taylor.(13) He said there was a groundswell of opinion among backbenchers, and said he had been involved with a statement released detailing the plans.(14) A groundswell of public opinion has been building up against the company since it started reducing the length of trains, forcing more travellers to stand on their journeys to and from the City.(15) A gentle groundswell was building over the reef and washing well up the rock.(16) What is needed is a genuine groundswell of popular opinion against the system.
