Sentence examples for if we opposed from inspiring English sources

But his party supports quotas, also known as reservations, for the wealthy "because if we opposed them they would stop all reservations," Mr. Kumar said.

It is no longer possible to argue on simplistic grounds that GM is "unnatural" and therefore inherently wrong – if we opposed everything that is unnatural we wouldn't practice medicine for a start.

It's the belief that we bear some responsibility for the actions of our country, and even if we opposed them, we should ask what more we could have done.

If we oppose this motion, it is to our shame".

If we oppose it, that would mean voting no, that is to say, to use the veto.

"I can sit at home in Chicago … and we're not going to get arrested if we oppose Mubarak or Gaddafi – which is important to bear in mind when you're in communication with these people on the ground".

· Former UN humanitarian controller for Iraq Sir John Killick One of the things that makes me most cross about this debate is the suggestion that we are friends of Saddam if we oppose war.

If we believe in democracy, if we oppose Islamism and if we recognize the threat to our own interests, we must stand up for Maldivian democrats and take action to restore the democracy for which the people have struggled for so long and have tasted for only a little more than three years.

If we oppose the causing of suffering (and death) to animals by hunting, we should certainly also oppose animal farming, at least in its current version in developed countries.

Even if we are wary of their missions, even if we oppose their drain on our national budget, we must never avoid them.

Not all disagreements reflect one side's lack of imagination or moral fiber; if we treat opposing arguments with respect, we often find a serious and thoughtful elaboration of one side of a complex political debate.