Sentence examples for opposed called from inspiring English sources

The position of some crossbenchers remained unclear, but neither Labor nor the Greens, who were also opposed, called for a division and the bill sailed through.

Mr. Seselj has opposed calling early elections, saying that the Democrats would unfairly win a landslide riding the current wave of enthusiasm for Mr. Kostunica.

At a news conference, Leonard She Okitundu, the foreign affairs minister, said the government opposed "calling into question the facilitator's decision at the risk of compromising the entire process".

He opposed calling a state constitutional convention in 1799 but was elected as a delegate.

Retribution for the victims of domestic violence is another issue Republicans vehemently opposed, calling the 2012 renewal of the Violence Against Women Act a "distraction".

BART had been training some managers as operators so they could run skeletal commuter service in the event of a prolonged strike — a practice unions had opposed, calling it unsafe.

Another poll, published in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, found that 86.5percentt of Israel's majority Jews opposed calling a truce while rocket fire continued and Gaza retained any of the cross-border tunnels.

The bill under consideration by the Council, which Ms. Quinn opposes, calls for all companies with five or more employees to offer paid sick leave.

Mr. McConnell does not rule out the passage of a deal he would personally oppose, calling the need to rein in entitlements "the transcendent issue of our time".

Both the forum and the roundtable oppose calls to open up bankruptcy courts for struggling homeowners, a move that could lead to further losses for their members.

Ilaiah was troubled by Nandy's statement but opposed calls for his arrest.