Taking ever graver personal risks, opposition demonstrators were pushed underground.
If Obama sides with them, he risks opposition from his top military commanders as well as campaign attacks from former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, should he become the Republican presidential nominee.
But Obama still faces the risk of opposition from his left flank.
Even among companies facing little risk of opposition, boards are acting cautiously to ensure proxy guideline support of pay packages.
And it creates a risk that opposition from AOL and its 30 million users will hinder the introduction of Windows XP this fall.
The implication is that once the Framework goes into effect on January 1 , 2018 companies may be at risk of opposition from shareholders on issues where they do not comply or explain reasonably the need for non-compliance.
The move contains some political risk since opposition parties may feel freer to claim Balls is secretly planning to axe cherished spending items after the election, prompting Labour into ad hoc denials of opposition allegations.
The published letter, however, drew a distinction between governments prepared to risk domestic opposition by unreservedly supporting Washington and those like Germany, reluctant to offend powerful pacifist lobbies or confront a deep resentment of America's global leadership.
But Mr. Prayuth, or other generals, would be resorting to such strong-arm tactics at their own risk, for opposition to their regime is deepening and becoming more sophisticated.
The Justice Department defends its decision not to follow its own rules and notify The Associated Press of its plan to subpoena The A.P.'s telephone records — and thereby risk judicial opposition — because it would pose a "substantial threat to the integrity of the investigation" ("Phone Records of Journalists Seized by U.S.," front page, May 14).
