The protests subsided but there was little improvement afterwards.

But the adviser expressed confidence that the protests would subside with the Secretary General's departure.

Major protests subsided but did not end.

The human protest subsided and Kris felt her knees wobbling with relief.

But protests subsided when Bangladesh was hit by the worst floods in 40 years.

The old man's protests subsided as they gagged him.

The protest voluntarily subsided in the afternoon of the same day.

Despite an initial outburst of support, the 2011 protests largely subsided on their own by May 2011.

But even as the protests subsided, matters deteriorated.

When the move was first announced, there were some student protests, but these protests eventually subsided.