Sentence examples for stood in opposing from inspiring English sources

Up to now, the parties on either side of this dispute have stood in opposing corners with their fingers in their ears.

On questions of philosophy, the two professors stand in opposing camps.

He wastes the first, but then as they stand in opposing backhand corners hammering back and forth, Djokovic adjusts to find the angle for a winner, and goes long.

When leaders of Islam, Judaism, Catholicism, Sikhism, Hinduism and other faiths prayed together at the Stadium, it sent a powerful message about how they stood together in opposing terrorism.

A1 Concessions on Patriot Act The Justice Department stood firm in opposing efforts to limit the government's ability to demand library records and conduct secret searches in intelligence investigations, but it did agree to minor modifications in the sweeping antiterrorism law passed after the Sept. 11 attacks.

They have stood united in opposing any and every solution the president offered (even if he proposed policies they had embraced in the past), all in an effort to win political points and protect big corporations (like health insurers) at the expense of average citizens.

Referring to the attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, Mr. Straw said Britain and Iran "stand together in opposing terrorism of that kind".

He said Obama took a stand in opposing a summer gas tax holiday that both Mrs. Clinton and Senator John McCain support.

Some analysts and investors say they expect Genentech will now have to take a bolder stand in opposing the bid or stating an acceptable price.

In doubles, typically one player serves while his teammate stands in the opposing service box on the other half of the court.

In 2016 she stood with Cameron in opposing "Brexit" (British withdrawal from the European Union).