Sentence examples for opposed various from inspiring English sources

At an earlier debate, 52 of the 55 who spoke opposed various aspects of the legislation.

After residents opposed various proposals for the land, the development corporation was created by state legislators and Howard Golden, the borough president, to draft a plan for the piers.

From 1813 he opposed various Catholic relief proposals because the government, with the acquiescence of the papacy, would have had the right to veto nominations to Catholic bishoprics in Great Britain and Ireland.

By adopting this stance, Pelosi opposed various arguments intended to induce super delegates to flock to the Clinton candidacy.

Much of that money was devoted to attacking Ms. Kelly's leading opponent, Debbie Halvorson for opposing various gun-control measures.

Surprisingly, the Tories, who oppose various elements of the bill such as the £6 per year "landline tax", seem minded to support the passage of the bill.

The AMA by opposing various national health-insurance measures stirred up a national debate & millions of people became award of the subject.

Pilots have gone on strike repeatedly over the past year to oppose various changes the airlines are making to become more competitive.

The Pyrrhonians advanced a series of tropes, or ways of opposing various kinds of knowledge claims, in order to bring about epochē (suspension of judgment).

Ms. Quinn and other elected officials, as well as many businesses and residents on the West Side, oppose various aspects of the plan, from its expenditure of taxpayer money, to expected traffic congestion, to the loss of some apartments.

In his booklet "One Hundred and One Singing Calls," Dr. Frank L. Lyman, an Iowa doctor who is a caller himself, observes, "Many churches, still opposing various forms of 'social dancing, have encouraged square-dancing as being wholesome".