Sentence examples for back of opposition from inspiring English sources

Such dissent might not matter if leftwing parties had not also seen their popularity ratings soar on the back of opposition to austerity.

So far, that has kept the yes campaign ahead, even though Sinn Féin has mirrored the European trend by doubling its support to more than 20% on the back of opposition to the country's failed austerity programme.

Selections Less than three goals to be scored in the game at 4-5 (Sky Bet) Chelsea to keep clean sheet at Stamford Bridge 11-10 (Paddy Power) No Goalscorer to find back of opposition net at 10-1 (Bet365 and Sky Bet).

Without the backing of opposition parties, however, the legitimacy of the government's mandate to enforce the deal is expected to be questioned.

Tsipras managed to pass the latest austerity measures with the backing of opposition MPs, allowing talks on a new bailout to begin.

Karl H. Pagac, Villeneuve-Loubet, France Stand up for Suu Kyi Regarding the article "Myanmar lets 1 witness back leader of opposition" (May 29): The recent arrest and trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by the military dictatorship reminds us again of the pathetic futility of the regime to weaken or silence the opposition.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi degenerated into violence again on Thursday, as riot police officers used tear gas, batons and water cannons to push back thousands of opposition supporters who poured into the streets to answer a call for a million-person rally that had been banned by the government.

Obama rose to political prominence on the back of his opposition to the Iraq war.

Germany votes later, in federal elections that could well see the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) enter parliament as the third-largest party, on the back of strong opposition to Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy.

On Thursday night, he outlined plans to back a number of opposition candidates in September parliamentary elections, but said he was ultimately working to make sure plans are in place for when Putin's government "falls".

With the backing of the opposition parties Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance and the Hungarian Democratic Forum, Solyom was narrowly elected president of Hungary by the parliament.