Opposition
in sentence
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The
opposition
Republican People’s Party has not won an election in four decades, owing largely to its failure to extend its voter base beyond its secular core.
For example, he might have to abandon his plan to expand the presidency’s powers, which has already provoked strong
opposition
even within the AKP.
Even as Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s government pursues yet another politically motivated case against
opposition
leader Anwar Ibrahim, the United States, by refusing to schedule a meeting with Anwar, has signaled that it will not stand up for justice in Malaysia.
And the many serious challenges to human rights and governance in Malaysia do not end with politicized convictions of
opposition
leaders.
The Malaysian government has already interpreted Obama’s visit as an endorsement of Najib’s leadership, while
opposition
activists accuse the US of abandoning its democratic principles and whitewashing the government’s growing authoritarianism.
That brazen assault preceded a national referendum, organized by
opposition
parties, to gauge support for Maduro’s plan to redraft the constitution.
Opposition
groups and protesters are boycotting the constituent assembly election, but the consolidation of presidential power that Maduro is seeking will not be the only issue on their minds.
As it happens, the push within Israel to condemn Poland’s memory law was launched by the Israeli opposition, and Netanyahu had only gone along with it because he had no other choice.
The global food crisis of 2007-2008 was a warning of what the future may hold in store if we continue with business as usual, including misplaced
opposition
to the use of modern science in food and agriculture.
Not surprisingly, the political
opposition
to such debt mutualization was intense.
Greenpeace calls golden rice a “failure,” because it “has been in development for almost 20 years and has still not made any impact on the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency.”But, as Ingo Potrykus, the scientist who developed golden rice, has made clear, that failure is due almost entirely to relentless
opposition
to GM foods – often by rich, well-meaning Westerners far removed from the risks of actual vitamin A deficiency.
Karnataka (whose capital, Bangalore, is a symbol of India’s thriving software and business-process-outsourcing industries) had been ruled for the previous five years by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the country’s main
opposition
party, which governed India from 1998 to 2004.
Efforts to cap popular tax expenditures will encounter strong
opposition
from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Nationally, no single party received a majority, but the centrist, democratic
opposition
won more than 70% of the National Assembly seats.
Its favored arrangement could divide the opposition, keep Musharraf ascendant, and provide continuity in the Pakistan army’s campaign against militants.
But if he is willing to contemplate using force against Al Qaeda without international authorization in the future, why not use drones now to strengthen the moderate Syrian
opposition
and force Assad into serious negotiations?
In one country, I spoke with a leader of the Islamic fundamentalist opposition, which had waged a long civil war against the government.
The Clinton Administration has failed to pay U.S. back dues to the U.N., partly because of Republican
opposition
in the Senate, but partly because the Clinton administration simply hasn't been willing to champion worthy U.N. activities as a priority for the U.S. On the one side the U.S. presses for reforms at the U.N. agencies, but when they happen, as at the WHO, the reforms are met with U.S. calls for still more budget stringency.
When Under Armour’s CEO, Kevin Plank, expressed support for Trump, athletes associated with the brand declared their opposition, compelling the company to issue a statement distancing themselves from Plank’s comments.
The exit of some of the most strident neo-conservatives in the Bush administration over the past year has also helped, and with growing
opposition
to the Iraq War, some Americans are beginning to think that the French may have had a point after all.
All three candidates support Chirac’s
opposition
to the Iraq War, will protect French agriculture in global trade negotiations, and will promote French leadership in Europe.
Their
opposition
was a triumph of ideology over political expedience.
At an end-of-year celebration with parliamentarians of my own coalition, I toasted our success at getting many high-quality bills passed with
opposition
support.
To keep our coalition united, we need bills that allow us to pick a fight with the opposition.”
The challenge of feeding every human being should not be viewed in
opposition
to – or as somehow ruling out – questions of social justice and the future of the planet.
The Ghost of North KoreaTOKYO – At 7:39 a.m. on April 13, North Korea fired a missile (which it called a satellite launch) in the face of
opposition
from almost the entire international community.
The
opposition
consisted of a coalition of conservative Tea Party Republicans and liberal Democrats.
However, lack of a strong
opposition
corrupted the political right, which splintered into various groupings that cannot find a common language.
Its problems originate in the communist era, when a trade union movement, which under normal circumstances should stand to the political left, became the main anti-communist
opposition.
But, because the ban treaty goes beyond the NPT in two key respects, it has also drawn heavy
opposition.
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