Sentence examples for because of local opposition from inspiring English sources

There was never any consideration of drilling off the Pacific coasts, because of local opposition.

Ultimately, it is unclear whether the plan died because of local opposition or complications with federal financing.

The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has formally halted the practice, and Exxon Mobil has stopped drilling in Lower Saxony state because of local opposition.

The rest were damaged by the tsunami, are still being put through routine tests, or have not been restarted after such tests because of local opposition.

The present system of cost-benefit analysis always shows roads to have an advantage but often road schemes are unbuildable because of local opposition.

L.N.G. terminal developers note that more than 20 import terminals proposed a decade ago were never built because of local opposition or lack of government permits and financing.

A second county council has withdrawn its support for another runway at Gatwick airport because of the high level of local opposition.

Zinke said the Florida decision, which critics denounced as a partisan favor for the state's Republican governor, came as a result of local opposition and because its scenic coastline drives tourism.

The following year Mr Johnson cancelled the project, in view of local opposition, on environmental grounds and because he said there was insufficient funding.

Gatwick expansion also evokes a lot of local opposition, although not on the same scale because fewer people live under the flightpath.

In the following section we discuss the two local conflicts and the way in which transnational discourses are used in the organisation of local opposition.