Sentence examples for opposed based on from inspiring English sources

"That young Congressman was obsessed with tax cuts!" He reserves a more serious self-critique for his vote against the Wall Street bailout, in 2008, which he opposed based on "ideological purity".

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) is opposed "based on personal experience" but hasn't elaborated, her top aide says.

Scanlon would not be drawn on the merits of a legal international trade in ivory and horn, which many conservationists oppose based on the experience of previous one-off legal ivory sales.

"Anyone who opposes Susan, based on one day's comments, will have to reconcile that with what the intelligence said on that day," said an administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Frank Rich in the Times just wrote his column that the health care debate was not about health care — i.e., tea partiers opposed it based on other fears (read: race, for one).

I realized that there was a counter-rally of those who opposed Park51 based on the assertion that Islam was nothing but a religion of hatred and terrorism.

They use sets of hashtags supporting either side of the debate and assign a tweet either to support or oppose Brexit based on simple frequency-based rules.

Although the church opposes discrimination based on sexual orientation, it did not encourage congregations to sever ties with the Boy Scouts.

Before every series, Denbo will give a presentation on the opposing pitchers, based on the reports forwarded to him by the Yankees' advance scouts.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel has said he adamantly opposes agreements based on timelines, contending that they should be driven instead by measurable, benchmark achievements.

However, all our dealings were through arm's-length transactions with experienced counterparties who had opposing views based on all available information at the time.