Sentence examples for been opposed for from inspiring English sources

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been opposed for

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To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.

  • To oppose the king in battle

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Although some team officials have favored waiving Marbury, Walsh has been opposed, for both economic and competitive reasons.

The overhaul of the campaign finance law passed the Senate 59 to 41 on April 2. At its center is a ban on the large unrestricted contributions to political parties known as soft money, a ban that has been opposed for years by Republican leaders.

William H. Pryor, the Alabama attorney general nominated to an appeals court judgeship by President Bush, has been opposed for several weeks by Democrats who say his opposition to legalized abortion and his calls for greater Christian influence in the law and government make him unfit for the bench.

Prosperity theology has been opposed for not adequately explaining the poverty of the Apostles.

The first may be opposed as such risible congregations have always been opposed, for instance by calling them out by name and by excluding them from as many political, social, and cultural institutions as possible.

But when you ask them about the details that are necessary for a two-state solution to happen — the question of the settlements, the question of ending the occupation, the question of dividing Jerusalem, anything to do with refugees — a majority of Israelis have been opposed for a very long time".

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America is opposed, for many reasons.

Kyoto is a huge misallocation of resources that must be opposed for everyone's benefit.

"Every vested interest is opposed for one reason or another," he said.

But she may be opposed for the party's nomination by candidates with deeper roots in the state.

Therefore, he said, if someone is opposed for holding that position, "Are we not saying that good Catholics need not apply?" Mr. Pryor is also known for defending the right of high school athletes to pray "spontaneously".

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