Sentence examples for stood in opposition to from inspiring English sources
"stood in opposition to" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it when you want to say that someone was strongly against something. For example: "He stood in opposition to the new policy and refused to accept it."
The PSI united the various socialist and labour groups of northern and central Italy and Sicily and stood in opposition to the anarchist movement.
For the first time Suger stood in opposition to the wishes of the weak, young king as well as those of Bernard and the pope.
The reformers who supported his democratic movement, which stood in opposition to the presidency of Mwai Kibaki, embraced the label of safari ants.
Now they no longer stood in opposition to mainstream culture, as the beatniks did to the company men or the slackers did to the business boys.
In my mind's eye, a town stood in opposition to the city, as being not just smaller in size but slower in pace.
Corkonians have always stood in opposition to external rule (whether it be from London or Dublin) and retained a healthy disregard of authority.
They generally stand "in opposition to the brahmanic tradition," which they view as "overly conservative and denying the experiential part of religion".
You may believe emotions stand in opposition to rational thought, but scientific evidence suggests the opposite is true.
And it stands in opposition to almost everything mainstream society holds dear.
As a poet, Walcott stands in opposition to many of his contemporaries.
Of course, More had the courage to stand in opposition to the moral direction of his times.
