Sentence examples for rank opposition from inspiring English sources

Bacon knows that he is defending a position in rank opposition to the common view: "Since the whole rabble [at Paris] holds the contrary position, because of certain authorities, the views of the latter must be presented" ([OHI,II], 96 =TTUM, 90).

It is argued that small paired mound and enclosure complexes are associated with the material representation of a dual ranked opposition materialised in proto-Jê moiety cemeteries where important persona were buried.

"It will be a good challenge to test ourselves against higher ranked opposition," said Fulton.

Some Christians have joined the ranks of the uprisings, and Christian intellectuals like Michel Kilo and Fayez Sara populate the ranks of opposition figures.

They are closing ranks in opposition to plans to build a water sports complex at the historic battleground for use during the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

A third is Turkey, which has seen President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan purging the ranks of opposition members and establishing a stronghold over the country.

In contrast, the United States Supreme Court ruled last Wednesday that the Boy Scouts of America have a right to exclude gays from their ranks because opposition to homosexuality was part of the organization's "expressive message".

She is hoping in her presidential campaign to attract both defectors from the AKP's camp, conservative heartland voters unhappy with the direction of the country and swirling allegations of corruption in the party's ranks, and opposition members who are fed up with their political bloc's failure to defeat Erdoğan in any election since 2002.

The killings and kidnappings, which some fear are centrally directed by KLA commanders, has once again put the spotlight on the democratic credentials of Thaci and other members of the KLA leadership close to him, who have been accused of a series of murders to purge their own ranks of opposition to the 30-year-old guerrilla leader who fought under the nom de guerre of Commander Snake.

The FDP did not do well in the election; partly because of rank and file opposition to alliance with the SPD.

The genre presents an alternative (though not preferable) model for childhood development: chronological age is diminished by military rank, the binary opposition between soldiers and civilians replaces graduated social distinctions between adults and children, and war disrupts the ostensibly natural developmental processes.