Sentence examples for opposition gained from inspiring English sources

The party retained its control in 1983, but the opposition gained strength in the 1987 election.

As the opposition gained strength, international pressure for Qaddafi to step down increased.

On every occasion, the opposition gained seats in the first council elections fought under a new leader.

The opposition gained ground but much worse was the wide-scale disenfranchisement of the Pushtuns, the country's largest ethnic group, through fraud and poor security.

Thieu's maneuverings for his reelection in the Oct. 3rd Presidential election, &about the Aug. 29 House of Rep. elections, in which the opposition gained strength.

The opposition gained ground but much worse was the wide-scale disenfranchisement of the Pushtuns, the country's largest ethnic group, through rampant fraud and poor security.

It has been a seesaw, with the opposition gaining ground, then the government taking it back.

"As the opposition gains more territory, it is important to hold them to the same standard that we would apply to all sides".

David Cameron has accused the leave campaign of telling six lies about the EU, amid signs of panic in the remain camp about their opposition gaining momentum.

The Revolutionary Guard runs Iran's nuclear program; if the opposition gains power, the Guard has to wonder what it might negotiate away.

The slump began in 2004, when the president got a mere 95%.Despite the opposition gaining a further five percentage points, the election results can hardly be described as a step towards democracy.