Sentence examples for oppose a decision from inspiring English sources

It is highly unusual for such a high proportion of the legislature to oppose a decision, underlining the growing concern about pollution.

This was quite a surprise...but it did not occur to him to question or oppose a decision handed down by his father.

A9 Schröder May Step Aside Chancellor Gerhard Schröder softened his resistance to giving up his post, hinting for the first time that he would not oppose a decision by his party to share power with the opposition conservatives.

In fact, J Street merely supports "efforts by third parties to achieve reconciliation and a unity government" and that "we would not oppose a decision by the Israeli government, the United States, or other countries to find unofficial, indirect ways to engage Hamas in order to advance U.S. and Israeli interests".

If a member withholds a conflict of interest or doesn't speak up when they oppose a decision, use meeting time to discuss each person's perspective in turn.

He said that while he opposed a decision by President Bush to provide federal money for research on a limited number of stem cell lines, he applauded the president for casting his decision in ethical terms.

Wilson also voiced concern that mandatory voting disclosure could lead to "zombie voting" - blanket yes or no votes from shareholders seeking to avoid blame for backing or opposing a decision.

The East African Wildlife Society and seven other groups held a joint press conference in Nairobi yesterday opposing a decision by Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki to turn one of the country's prime game reserves over to local control.

Last year, as ranking minority member of the oversight committee, Issa was one of many committee members to cosponsor legislation -- lobbied on by Koch Industries -- opposing a decision from the EPA that would greatly expand the agency's authority to regulate air pollution.

So why would those who oppose a particular decision be bound by that decision?

As a party, it goes against the grain for us to oppose a democratic decision, but it is hard in this case to respect the thoughtless and foolhardy choice made by a group that are not themselves democratically accountable".