Sentence examples for opposition to the declaration from inspiring English sources

Mr. Smith's government detained Mr. Todd in 1965 and kept him under house arrest for five years for his opposition to the declaration of independence, whose purpose was to keep the white minority in power.

However, Robinson consistently refused to renounce past statements such as his declaration of opposition to the building of all mosques "because they preach homophobia and antisemitism".

Although revered and even loved in his native land, not least for his prophetic declaration of opposition to the crude dictatorship of the colonels that darkened his final days, his work resists easy comprehension.

Chiang Kai-shek's detention is believed to be due to his opposition to the "young Marshal's" demand that he should order the declaration of an immediate "holy war" against Japan.

Kim Jong Il and Russian President Vladimir V. Putin appeared, however, to have made amends in Moscow when they signed a declaration of their strong opposition to the Bush administration's national missile shield plans.

Compounding the fear of the Poor People's Campaign was "A Time to Break the Silence," King's controversial public declaration of his unequivocal opposition to the Vietnam War.

The candidates' surprise declarations did not impress others who had made clear their opposition to the war from the start.

Especially notable in this respect is the Barmen Declaration, formulated in 1934 by a group of Reformed and Lutheran churchmen in opposition to the Nazi-influenced "German Christians".

In the mid 1970s he moved into active opposition to the regime, defending the underground rock group Plastic People of the Universe and, in 1977, signing the dissident declaration "Charter 77".

Opposition to the idea is muted.

Any form of opposition to the Pres.