Sentence examples for standing opposition from inspiring English sources

Their leaders were a standing opposition to the rich and the powerful in the never-ending competition in parliament and industry between the haves and the have-nots.

Former world chess champion and long standing opposition member Garry Kasparov, who tried to attend the reading of the verdict, was arrested and beaten.

There's Isaak (Delroy Lindo), who is waging an intimidation campaign against waterfront business owners so he can buy up their properties, like that of Silk (DMX), whose club may end up as the last standing opposition to Isaak's ambition.

It will be interesting to see if the European Parliament will now change its long standing opposition to the sharing of personal data.

They have become bolder in their (long-standing) opposition to globalisation.

"We reiterate our long-standing opposition to settlement activity and East Jerusalem construction and announcements.

But Pelosi has had a long-standing opposition to impeachment, unless it is a bipartisan exercise.

Australia's position was predictable, given its long-standing opposition to a nuclear weapons ban treaty.

Cameron is likely to reiterate Britain's long-standing opposition to settlement expansion.

Japan's police have dropped their long-standing opposition, and parliament is expected to debate a legalisation bill soon.

However, before we get to that, feel free to vent your long-standing opposition to gossip-based political commentary.