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That was tabled, however, amid objections that it amounted to confiscation of property.

But luckily for Mr. Diller, the $22 billion deal fell through amid objections from shareholders of Lycos.

While the government responded by establishing parliamentary round table talks, the proposals are bogged down amid objections over costs.

The House had initially declined to act on the bill amid objections from fiscal conservatives over its size and its impact on the federal deficit.

The acquisition was canceled last May amid objections from shareholders led by David Wetherell, chairman of CMGI Inc., which owns about 15percentt of Lycos.

But Cameron stopped short of trying to win approval for expanding the air strikes to Syria amid objections from the Labour party.

The Justice Department (amid many other objections) said all this would place a huge burden on federal agencies that are already overstretched.Supporters of stepping up the fight (who range from feminist groups to the religious right) compare their campaign to that of William Wilberforce, whose efforts to free the British empire's slaves bore fruit 200 years ago.

The effort failed amid wide objections in the United States.

Amid many objections, the Supreme Court admitted the death-row appeal of Ajmal Kasab the lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks (Indian Express).

A year later, amid increasing objections from the oil industry, the Securities and Exchange Commission has yet to finalise the rules that the law stipulates for extractive-industry companies listed in America.

The commission's decision came amid vehement objections from some television manufacturers, who said they would appeal it in federal court.