Sentence examples for gave opposition from inspiring English sources

But his silence today gave opposition politicians a chance to strike back.

The taint of scandal also gave opposition parties fresh ammunition against Mr. Abe before the upper house elections, analysts said.

This could be due in part to the results of December parliamentary elections, which gave opposition parties their largest number of seats in years.

Though the parliamentary session was unlikely to sway opinions, it gave opposition politicians a chance to put forward their views at a time of strict censorship.

The Washington protests may not mirror the unrest in Seattle, where a rare alchemy of violence and vandalism by a small group of anarchists botched crowd control and disunity among world trade ministers gave opposition groups a notable victory.

In January a popular CDU premier was ejected in Lower Saxony, when its election gave opposition parties a majority of a single seat.Mr Trittin, an ex-communist who wants to be finance minister, would love to see Mrs Merkel forced out of office in the same way.

Clearly, Smith knows a thing or two when it comes to nullifying given opposition.

"The idea would be to give opposition leaders major positions in the government".

Legal authorization from the United Nations is unlikely, given opposition from Russia and China.

The deal had been reported to be doomed on Thursday, given opposition from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The formula for Short money gives opposition parties £16,689.13 per MP, and an additional £33.33 for every 200 votes won.