Sentence examples for shifting opposition from inspiring English sources

Mr. McGreevey's shifting opposition to tax increases drew immediate fire from Republicans, who accused him of flip-flopping on a tax pledge that they, and voters, understood to be unequivocal.

But even gun control advocates on Capitol Hill are sceptical that the latest shooting will shift opposition among many Republicans and a handful of Democrats from states with strong pro-gun lobbies.

It's amazing what a difference shifting from opposition to government makes.

One by one, reluctant Republicans stood up at the meeting to announce they were shifting their opposition to the payroll tax break and would now support the proposal.

Does she regret her shift into opposition journalism from afar?

He promised to shift the opposition's main party back towards the centre, after more than a decade tacking to the right under John Howard.

Democratic leaders acknowledged that Mr. Obama's speech had probably not shifted any opposition vote from no to yes on the legislation.

The crux of the talks involved trying to get Russia and China to shift their opposition to a Security Council resolution to a position supporting an Arab League plan to end the violence in Syria.

The government clearly hoped that the announcement would shift the opposition from a protest stance to a campaign stance, and that it would demonstrate to voters and Georgia's international allies that Mr. Saakashvili was committed to democracy and had not chosen an autocratic path.

The government clearly hoped the announcement would shift the opposition from a protest stance to a campaign stance, and demonstrate to voters and Georgia's international allies alike that Mr. Saakashvili, under intense pressure, was committed to democracy and had not chosen an autocratic path.

The 40th anniversary of the Drug War might well be remembered as the moment when the debate about Drug Policy shifted, and opposition to the drug war became main stream.