Sentence examples for oppose by from inspiring English sources
It means: to raise irritating and trivial objections; to find fault with something unnecessarily, to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections.
Countermovements that avoid the backlash pattern typically try to undermine the group they oppose by taking some of the latter's aims as their own, thereby helping to effect reforms sought in the initial protest.
We can oppose by having a constitution and elected parliament — Islam Abdel-Rahman (@IslamRahman) 22 Nov 12 Opponents of Mr. Morsi's move reacted angrily to these arguments both online and in Egypt's independent press.
It gives the Republicans a justification to oppose, by rote, every appointment and every expenditure, which helps make their belief in public-sector inefficiency self-fulfilling but otherwise doesn't do anybody much good.
It came two days after Israel's security cabinet expanded the legal tools available for investigating and prosecuting the racist, nationalistic vandalism that its perpetrators say they are exacting as a price for actions that they oppose by Palestinians or the Israeli government.
It will include powers to hold the DNA profiles of innocent people for up to six years, which the Tories will oppose by arguing that the Scottish model of up to five years for serious violent and sexual offences would be sufficient.
The measure was opposed by groups including the National Rifle Assn.
They were opposed by Iran.
It was opposed by Arab nations.
Netanyahu is opposed by his own party.
