Sentence examples for opposed about from inspiring English sources

Hall's words were political interventions that changed the terms of the debate – about what Thatcherism meant and how it could be opposed; about race; about class; about culture.

The two equal legs upon which the Israeli democracy rests -- the prime minister and the Knesset -- are diametrically opposed about a resumption of the Camp David II negotiations.

In the last month, Mr. Middelhoff sent deputies to Brussels to learn exactly what regulators had opposed about an EMI-Time Warner deal, before formulating a proposal to address those concerns, people close to the company said.

To Republican (and some Democratic) critics, the Clean Power Plan exemplified everything they opposed about Mr. Obama: He seemed to them imperious, heavy-handed, pleasing to the elites on the East and West Coasts and in the capitals of Europe, but callous to the blue-collar workers of coal and oil country.

had opposed about a third of the job classifications that the IBEW had sought to represent.

There is very little to oppose about them: emergency medical procedure will be faster; rules about dangerous bowling clearer.

Work-release programs cost about $7,500 per participant annually, as opposed to about $55,000 to keep one person behind bars.

Polls since the summer have shown the amendment trailing, with about 40percentt of likely voters in favor, about 50percentt opposed and about 10percentt undecided.

He said the drug sells for about $30 to $40 for a gram, as opposed to about $15 for marijuana buds.

"I am opposed to thinking about commodities as an asset class," he said.

"The GFP males transfer only about 85 sperm per copulation, as opposed to about 5000 for a normal fly," says Pitnick. "They're not fit males".