虽不时有骚动事件，该独裁者仍能控制局势。 Despite the sporadic disturbances the dictator was still riding high.
会议成员之一说的下流话在其他成员中引起了一阵骚动，主席只得叫大家遵守会议秩序。 The chairman had to call the meeting to order after the ribald comments of one of the members caused uproar among the others.