Sentence examples for opposed to proposing from inspiring English sources

Mr. Icahn's decision to try to oust the entire board — as opposed to proposing only a couple of candidates — is considered a high-risk maneuver, analysts said.

"But the obligation to tell the truth is heightened when one is proposing to start a war as opposed to proposing to put a television spot up".

People involved in Mr. Icahn's proxy effort said the financier wanted to propose a full slate, as opposed to proposing only a couple of candidates, so that he would have enough leverage to push the company into the arms of Microsoft.

David Cameron has slapped down traditionalists in the cabinet opposed to proposed gay marriage laws by saying he would not introduce tax breaks for married couples in the March budget.

Norimitsu Onishi (NYT) ASIA INDIA: LAWYERS AND POLICE CLASH -- A one-day, nation-wide strike by some 500,000 lawyers opposed to proposed amendments to the civil procedure code that would open courts to lawyers from abroad turned violent in New Delhi as protesters trying to enter Parliament were hit with tear gas and water cannons.

Changing the constitution requires a two-thirds majority in parliament which means support from the Socialists would be essential.In a climate of deep recession, with unemployment at record levels and trade unions adamantly opposed to proposed changes in labour laws, the key to economic reform in Portugal and the success of the bail-out programme could still lie with the defeated Socialists.

So that's a public health campaign about alcohol misuse that counts the following among its board members: A former public affairs man for the tobacco industry; a man opposed to proposed government legislation on the control of alcohol; the national director of the world's biggest drinks company.

The response of microvessels during CSD wave in this study was vasoconstriction, as opposed to proposed vasodilation in initial hyperemia in humans [ 89].

As opposed to previously proposed additive watermarking, we propose a multiplicative watermarking scheme, where each sensor's output is separately watermarked by being fed to a SISO watermark generator.

A group opposed to the proposed Atlantic Yards project is seeking to appeal a recent appellate court ruling regarding the project's legal representation.

Mr. Jenkins is opposed to the proposed legislation to retain pooling for a year.