Sentence examples for hostile opposition from inspiring English sources

A hostile opposition has seized the Congress, and he's fought to stay relevant in the face of humiliating approval ratings.

I maintained this view until I unexpectedly experienced the American right wing's irrationally hostile opposition to the Obama presidency.

At the moment, feelings toward the United States are neutral, and in some circles even positive, but they could slip toward hostile, opposition advocates said.

With his legislative agenda stalled, he faced a challenge within his own party, a relentlessly hostile opposition Republican Party, a sluggish economy and runaway inflation.

But an increasingly hostile opposition accuse Correa of authoritarianism and worry that some of the new reforms are thinly veiled power grabs.

"I'm sitting there hurting a guy named Bam Bam with two other members of the hostile opposition standing over me," Dr. Salomon recalled recently.

By age 25, Cameron was briefing John Major for prime minister's questions, the traditional weekly appearance before an often-hostile opposition in the House of Commons.

But he was gloomy about the conduct of the election thus far: 'The conditions are hostile to the opposition.

Government-run media, including six television channels, give blanket coverage to the PSUV's campaign and token, hostile interviews to opposition candidates.

A further sign of the uncompromisingly hostile environment for opposition sentiment within Iran's political scene followed a meeting last Sunday between representatives of the reformist minority in Parliament and the former reformist president Mohammad Khatami.

The airline's powerful unions, however, remain hostile, as are opposition politicians, one of whom invoked the battle of Caporetto Italy's biggest defeat in the first world war.