Gay rights supporters argued that while the Catholic Church also formally opposed opposite-sex, non-religious marriage, its opposition was not as vocal; for example, the Church did not object to the marriage of Crown Prince Felipe to Letizia Ortiz, who had divorced from a previous civil marriage.
Its opposition was in tatters.
Liberalism's majority is real, its demographic base is growing, its opposition is in disarray.
Soon after South Korea had succumbed to Asia's economic afflictions, its opposition was swept into office.
But Venezuela's army and its opposition were divided, and the chavistas well-organised.
Both the regime and much of its opposition were absolutist, utopian, messianic, apocalyptic.
Google made huge profits by directing consumers to illegal foreign Web sites, so its opposition is self-serving.
The fact that the Catholic Church has stepped up its opposition is seen as a sign that events are moving very quickly.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The failure of an Arab League mission to stanch violence in Syria, an international community with little leverage and a government as defiant as its opposition is in disarray have left Syria descending into a protracted, chaotic and perhaps unnegotiable conflict.
Moyes took the Coyotes into Chapter 11 on May 5 with a plan to sell to Balsillie, contingent on moving the franchise to Hamilton, Ontario, over the vehement objections of the N.H.L. Balsillie's bid, which rose to $242 million after $50 million was added in an effort to persuade Glendale to drop its opposition, was denied with prejudice, meaning the bid was dead.
