Sentence examples for because it was opposed from inspiring English sources

The 2005 rule was never widely implemented, however, because it was opposed by the N.C.A.A., which advised its members to ignore it.

An aide to Mr. Regula said the congressman was "somewhat sympathetic" to mental health parity but was not pushing the proposal because it was opposed by "a formidable lineup" of senior House Republicans.

He called the lack of cargo screening a "gaping loophole" that endangers travelers and blamed Republican leaders for eliminating the requirement because it was opposed by the air cargo industry.

In Mississippi a so-called personhood amendment lost at the polls, while in Ohio a "fetal heartbeat" bill resembling that in Arkansas was defeated in the legislature, in part because it was opposed by one of the state's leading anti-abortion groups, Ohio Right to Life.

The federation said it had decided to punish Palestino because it was opposed to "any form of political, religious, sexual, ethnic, social or racial discrimination".

The As You Sow resolution is unlikely to be carried because it is opposed by the Chevron board.

Colbert said state legislators have told her they will not support the measure because it is opposed by the Florida Medical Association.

In July, the House Financial Services Committee approved the Frank bill, but most industry analysts give it little chance of passage in the full Congress because it is opposed by the big casinos and some other gambling interests.

The fate of the excise tax in particular is uncertain, partly because it is opposed by many labor unions, an important component of the Democratic Party's base of support.

An inquiry developed that the committee had decided to have nothing to do with the Philippines proposition, not because it is opposed to giving the Filipinos a chance to enjoy better trade relations, but because Governor Smith, of the Philippines, opposes the granting of free access into the Philippines of American exports.

Moreover, supporting the full plan would be tricky because it is opposed by a newer and smaller class of steel companies known as mini-mills, which are no longer so small and are usually far more efficient than the operations of the older companies.