Sentence examples for term of opposition from inspiring English sources

This is not to say that all of his colleagues are brimming with confidence that Mr Miliband will lead them back into power after just one term of opposition, a feat performed by Labour only once before in its existence as a party.

But the question is, when you step back and you look at the big picture, not each and every detail of it, is there improvement happening?" Mr Blair added: "Yes, it's difficult in government, especially as you go on, and when you are into the third term of a government it is especially difficult, but the third term of government is better than the fourth term of opposition".

Americans, Israelis and Iranians all define their self-image in terms of opposition to demonic enemies.

And I think it was my best performance in terms of opposition analysis too.

In terms of opposition, there is not much that stands between Erdogan and his goal.

These are usually expressed in terms of opposition to another group rather than loyalty to one's own.

But you need a bit of luck in terms of opposition, and in games, because sometimes it can hit somebody on the backside and you lose.

So to me, in terms of opposition, I have to say that Denman – if he is back – would have to be a major contender.

In contrast, "soft" Euroscepticism involves contingent or qualified opposition to European integration and may express itself in terms of opposition to specific policies or in terms of the defence of the national interest.

Prior to the Chinese annexation of Tibet in 1959, social classes among the Tibetans could be defined in terms of opposition: cleric versus lay, noble versus peasant, merchant versus labourer, agriculturalist versus nomad, and trader versus townsman.

The antigovernment campaign has always been phrased in terms of opposition to waste and fraud — to checks sent to welfare queens driving Cadillacs, to vast armies of bureaucrats uselessly pushing paper around.