Rwanda and Uganda strenuously deny supporting the rebellion.
In a surprise appearance, Commissioner Kerik argued strenuously against support for the bill.
Israel has strenuously opposed any foreign monitoring, after years of being hounded in international organizations, and Washington has usually supported that position.
Although the Catholic Church, which had strenuously opposed abortion well before Roe, was vigorous in its condemnation of the decision, the vast majority of Americans supported it.
The president, who supported fully open military service, was thwarted in that goal by then chairman of the Joint Chiefs Colin Powell (a Bush holdover) and Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Sam Nunn, who both strenuously opposed letting gays serve.
Bill Dobbs, a lawyer and gay-rights advocate who strenuously opposes the Washington march, supports them fully.
For the past year, the Kremlin has strenuously denied that its troops are supporting pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine — but fighters on the ground are apparently no longer bothering to keep up the farce.
Israeli officials have strenuously opposed the accord, and lawmakers who support Israel have been prominent among the deal's critics.
To wit, without public money (unlike, say, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, which has been lobbying strenuously for state support for its new building), the Alley has raised $23 million (including the $10 million cost of the center) in two continuing campaigns.
The U.A.W. and other unions have argued strenuously that Mr. Snyder overstepped his authority by supporting a bankruptcy filing that puts employee pensions at risk.
