Sentence examples for opposition places from inspiring English sources

The timing of the withdrawal, coming as the opposition places Isis under increasing pressure in northern Syria, raises questions about the government's broader strategy of weakening rebel groups – even those fighting Isis – in an effort to present itself as the only palatable alternative on the Syrian battlefield.

Russia asserts that, with this threat hanging over its head, Vladimir Putin has no choice but to create a mobilized society that represses opposition, places the economy on a quasi-war footing, and produces military power irrespective of cost.

Her opposition places her on the same side as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a fierce TPP critic and Clinton's official rival for the Democratic nomination.

She said the entire leadership spill was "driven from Tony Abbott's opposition", placing the blame directly on "Tony Abbott, Peter Dutton, Greg Hunt [in a] whole program to knife Malcolm" she said was "driven and led by them".

And the process counts: candidates putting themselves forward and talking to the people, voters voting, the opposition placing its cadres in the stations, insisting on the right of everyone to vote in seclusion, publishing contact numbers to report fraud or intimidation.

On 23 November 2006, Lady Harris (wife of Philip Harris, Baron Harris of Peckham, founder of the Harris Federation and David Cameronn (at the time, the leader of the Conservative Party and the Leader of the Opposition) placed a time capsule to recognise the contribution of Stanley to South Norwood.

Although this could end up playing to Mr. Bush's advantage by dividing his opposition, it places him in the immediate position of having to confront an attack from two sides of the political spectrum.

As in Tampa, such systems are routinely justified on anti-terrorism grounds, and encounter little opposition in places such as Britain and Spain, whose citizens are used to living with the threat of terrorism.

This so-called opposition procedure places the examiner in the role of referee between the opponent and the owner of the patent rights.

And the truth is that opposition in places such as Beverly Hills is not just about safety.

Before settling down in the off-shore industrial zones in Yunlin County, the complex went through several options for selecting project sites due to local opposition in places such as Yilan County.