Sentence examples for statement of opposition from inspiring English sources

Alarab had chosen this day, the first of America's war against Saddam Hussein, to make a statement of opposition.

The statement of opposition was signed by a nice long list of economists, many of them well known and highly respected.

What we really need is a new law of political discourse, requiring that any statement of opposition address the full ramifications of such opposition.

In Bloody Foreigners, Robert Winder's superlative study of British immigration, he suggests: '"Englishness" is by definition a foreign idea - a silhouette visible only from afar... national identity is often a statement of opposition to outside forces; a form of protest.' Powell's speech was a definitive statement of opposition, an anguished howl of protest.

"In expediting the southern portion of Keystone XL, President Obama is trying to have it both ways," said Becky Bond, political director of Credo Action, part of a coalition of environmental groups that issued a joint statement of opposition.

On Thursday, the majority leader, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, was asked by a reporter if Mr. Mukasey should be confirmed in light of his failure to make a statement of opposition to waterboarding.

The groups also said they would press for Congressional officials to go beyond statements of opposition.

One of the strongest statements of opposition against proceeding with the program came from the General Advisory Committee (GAC) of the AEC, chaired by Oppenheimer.

While the White House has issued statements of opposition, there's been no ringing promise of a veto, should the G.O.P. prevail.

These individuals would not accept the statements of opposition parties as representing a fair disagreement; rather, differences in views would be regarded with deep suspicion.

The committee's staff members seem confident and have told critics, in effect: Go ahead and file your statements of opposition next month, but don't expect to convince our senators.