Sentence examples for had opposed the rules from inspiring English sources
But aides to Mr. Romney and activists who had opposed the rules said they had reached the compromise late Monday evening.
Builders, especially those in the shore areas and the western and southern parts of the state, where open land is still available, had opposed the rules.
After the decision, separate statements issued by the F.C.C. chairman and another commissioner, who had opposed the rules, and by the three commissioners who approved them, suggested that the agency was in a kind of civil war over the regulations.
Industry groups had opposed the rule.
A wide array of industry groups had opposed the rule, including the golf industry.
Cable systems, particularly those with as few as 12 channels, have opposed the rules because they often forced them to run the same programming on a number of channels if the stations are required to carry broadcast programs from the same network.
Having opposed the rule as little more than a gift to the utilities at the expense of public health, this page had no quarrel with the decision.
Ship companies, port authorities, pilot associations, the Navy and even operators of whale watch tours have opposed the rule, saying that the permitted speed would be too low for safe steerage, that foreign vessels cannot be forced to follow American speed limits or that the restriction would cost too much.
Business lobbies have opposed the rule, since employers would rather not make such disclosures.
The agency noted that Virgin Australia, Air France, Ryanair and Honeywell were among those that had opposed the new rules on the grounds that they did not believe either current in-flight wi-fi systems or passengers' electronic devices emitted signals at a strong enough level to affect equipment on the flight deck.
