Sentence examples for opposition sector from inspiring English sources

The assault on Aleppo, where more than 250,000 civilians are trapped in a besieged opposition sector, could be the biggest battle yet in a civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and driven 11 million from their homes.

BEIRUT, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels on Wednesday vowed to fight on in east Aleppo in the face of sudden government advances that have cut the city's opposition sector by a third in recent days and brought insurgents to the brink of a catastrophic defeat.

"The only ones who have not sat down to talk are the opposition sectors due to those internal fights they have, their battle for the eventual (presidential) candidacy," he said, referring to the next presidential vote due in late 2018.

The Water Services Bill enactment has been met with strong opposition from sectors of the Irish public in the form of local and large-scale anti-austerity demonstrations, stand-offs with police, and a refusal of many citizens to register to pay this new tax.

Rebel commanders fear that advancing loyalist forces could eventually gain sufficient ground to encircle the entire opposition-held sector of Aleppo.

But Thursday's advance brings government forces the closest so far to the road, making it even easier to hit and effectively cutting off the opposition-held sector of the city near the Turkish border.

Santos, 64, is half-way through his second term and has staked his legacy on peace in the face of opposition from sectors of the country who think the FARC should be crushed militarily.

All of them have faced fierce opposition from the sector.

The opposition and public sector unions are no doubt biding their time and waiting for the autumn.

Oregon's public pension fund has recently pushed for legislation that would allow it to do something similar, but that has faced opposition from public sector unions.

Oil sector opposition is also acknowledged by Maria Elena Diaz, the head of the Sierra del Divisor Reserved Zone, who works for the Environment Ministry agency administering it.