Sentence examples for opposed like from inspiring English sources

Some of those who remained opposed, like O'Malley, eventually formed their own party, the Progressive Democrats.

The S.E.C. is engaged in a rear-guard action to minimize the harm from provisions in the act that it opposed, like crowdsourcing.

Ethically challenging, beautifully orchestrated, philosophically opposed (like all of Pratchett's books) to the usual plot fixes of fantasy, The Amazing Maurice deserves its medal.

It also explains why a literate suburban teenager might become a major fan of both rock 'n' roll and regular Catholic Mass — how those sacred experiences are not opposed, like Satan and God, but united by one sensibility.

Having given the Communists a share in power, the Kremlin enlisted the party for crucial support to enact some changes that Communists found palatable but liberals opposed, like the controversial proposals to centralize power inside the Kremlin.

The network to put these kinds of projects together is unusually organized in Connecticut, according to those involved, and those who support dam removal are able to pull together forces that might typically be opposed, like people who want to protect fish and those who would rather catch them for dinner.

So, it's more morphing into that issue I feel like, as opposed to like just being hit on and bothered by that.

Of course, Clegg's statement begged the question – did he want any other form of nuclear weapons if he only opposed a like-for-like replacement?

This has happened even as investment banks scaled back their operations to get ready for regulations they vocally oppose, like the so-called Volcker Rule.

She can become mumbly when talking about things that the real estate industry opposes, like changing zoning laws to require construction of affordable apartments.

The worry is that democracy in the Middle East might empower the very forces that the United States opposes, like Islamic fundamentalists in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.