Sentence examples for oppose longer from inspiring English sources

Mike Coupe, chief executive of Sainsbury's, became the first major retailer to publicly oppose longer trading hours, which would see larger stores open beyond the six hours they are currently allowed to trade on a Sunday.

He took his first drink at the age of 55 as an expression of disgust at the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association's "treachery" in failing to oppose longer hours for pub workers.

In a recent survey of 2,000 of USDAW's members, 91% opposed longer Sunday trading hours.

The fact that Mr Davis had consulted the Liberal Democrats, who also opposed longer detention, will also irk some Tories.

"The culture of the department is to oppose [the longer review] as an impediment to foreign investment," he said.

Officials with the union say that they do not oppose a longer day and that they support waivers of work rules case by case, so long as teachers are compensated for the extra time.

Israeli officials, who oppose the longer-term deal taking shape, have generally agreed that the interim deal has worked.

Mr. Ashcroft had opposed the longer background-check retention period while he was in office.

Ms. Lewis, herself a product of the city's schools, said the union was actually not opposed to longer school days.

Taiwanese military leaders had also opposed the longer bridge, saying it would leave Kinmen vulnerable to a ground invasion from the mainland.

A nationwide poll commissioned by Public Citizen last July found that 86percentt of respondents opposed the longer hours for first-year residents.