Sentence examples for he opposed taking from inspiring English sources

He approved of rebellion against an unrepresentative government, as had happened during the American Revolution, but he opposed taking up arms against a republican government, where problems should be remedied through elections.

Mr. Gibbons has said he opposes taking the money because he fears that once the stimulus bill expires, states will be forced to reduce benefits to prestimulus levels or raise taxes to continue them.

In addition to supporting SB 1070, a law opposed by the supermajority of Latinos, Senator Rubio supports E-Verify (a bill that harms Latino workers and small business owners), he opposes the DREAM Act (which is supported by 91% of Latinos) and he opposes taking action to provide a path to legalization for the undocumented (which is supported by 81% of Latinos).

But there was also strong opposition from independents: 62 percent of them said they opposed taking bargaining rights away from public employee unions.

Clark has opposed taking military action against Iran and in January 2007 he criticized what he called "New York money people" pushing for a war.

Ganesh firmly opposed taking any wealth out of the temple, and said that he avoided discussing the matter with his father: "As a Hindu, I see my father and mother as gods.

Others opposed taking any step without Secretary Powell's approval.

I opposed taking all the money allocated to Alaska for the next six years for bridge construction to transfer to Louisiana for expenditure now.

Brundage initially opposed taking any action.

Schwarzenegger has opposed taking steroids but has actively promoted the use of nutritional supplements.

But at the time, most Americans opposed taking in the people who were fleeing Southeast Asia.