Sentence examples for opposed fast from inspiring English sources

The day after the president's address, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he opposed "fast track" authority.

Three-fourths of the House Democratic Caucus, or 151 members, opposed "fast track" or Trade Promotion Authority.

If you've been paying attention to the debate over international trade, you probably know that the progressive movement--including most Democrats in the House and Senate--fiercely opposed fast track legislation which Congress passed in June.

No fewer than 28 Republicans who opposed fast-track in 1998 switched their votes last month.

He opposed fast-tracking approval of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) through Congress.

Those who read her book weren't surprised and neither were those who understood why she opposed fast-track.

A big obstacle is that many Republicans from the Northeast and Midwest appear likely to oppose fast track.

"It's not that we have anything against Fort Lauderdale," said Bill Myers, the chairman of the 10-year-old Citizens Action Committee, which opposes fast growth.

Corporate lobbyists have indicated they would oppose fast elections, arguing that such a provision would deny employers ample opportunity to educate employees about the downside of unionizing, such as strikes and union dues.

The sweaters were his signature, along with his leprechaun fandangos, with the occasional impromptu incursion onto the court, breaking up more opposing fast breaks than some of his own lads.

Mr. Saturnini, 52, has been mayor of Greve for 13 years, and his inspiration came from the Slow Food movement that arose in the 1980's to oppose fast food and its values of homogeneity, impersonality and haste.