Sentence examples for opposition turf from inspiring English sources

Wigan were the holders and a formidable draw in the last eight, but Castleford upset the form book to progress on opposition turf.

In his defence, he was on opposition turf in this mixed urban constituency - the incumbent is a senior figure in Mr Modi's BJP.

Republicans, of course, are not unique in seizing opposition turf if there's political advantage.

But he was through with ballot initiatives: they were the strategy of the anti-gay lobby, and fighting them "forces us to play on the opposition's turf".

Ironically, had the Tories been a more effective opposition these turf wars might have been seen as self-indulgent punch-ups rather than the fight to the death that they became.

Ironically, had the Tories been a more effective opposition these turf wars might have been seen as self-indulgent punch-ups rather than the fight to the death which they became".

This is what comes from playing on the opposition's turf.

Commentators have stated that among older footballers there is opposition against artificial turf, but that long Norwegian winters cause pitches to be extremely bad during the early parts of the season.

"The forces that came together were the bad economy, and the opposition to the synthetic turf put it over the top," said Linnet Tse, school board president for the Mamaroneck district.

With the Yankees outside celebrating their third consecutive World Series title, you would have expected to hear grumbling about the opposition "celebrating on our turf," but there was none of that.

Mr. Ghobadi's latest work, "Half Moon," one of six films commissioned from a diverse group of directors by the city of Vienna, under the supervision of the director Peter Sellars, is the only one to meet with political opposition on its home turf.