Sentence examples for force to oppose from inspiring English sources
Such armoured cavalrymen, scattered out across the agricultural landscape as lords and local protectors of village communities, could readily assemble a formidable force to oppose nomad raiding parties.
"Our priority must be to mobilise this incredible force to oppose the Tories, and ensure people in Britain have a real political alternative.
In 121, preparing (as private citizens) to use force to oppose the cancellation of some of their laws, Gaius and Flaccus were killed in a riot, and many of their followers were executed.
Before the latest round of accusations, Head Start providers came out in force to oppose efforts to turn the program over to the states, accusing the administration and Congressional Republicans of trying to dismantle the program.
After his arrest last month, Payne "claimed to have an absolute duty to prevent the federal government from continuing to manage lands … [and] claimed a right to use force to oppose an unlawful arrest", according to court records.
Each disturbance pointed to the inevitable growth among Africans of the belief that violence was the only way out - it showed that a government which uses force to maintain its rule teaches the oppressed to use force to oppose it.
A coalition of liberals and conservatives joined forces to oppose the testing provision for different reasons.
Despite their mutual enmity, in 1861 Brownlow and Johnson joined forces to oppose Tennessee's secessionist movement.
With the rise of Nazi Germany the Soviets changed their line on nationalism and called for an alliance of "progressive forces" to oppose fascism.
