Sentence examples for though it was opposed from inspiring English sources

Chancellor George Osborne unveiled the proposal to give councils the power to relax Sunday trading hours for supermarkets and big retailers in his latest Budget, though it was opposed by supermarket giants and the Church.

The governor signed the second bill, regarding correction officers, even though it was opposed by three branches of his own administration — the budget office, the Department of Civil Service and the Governor's Office of Employee Relations — as well as governments in Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

The "radiating influence" theory (i.e., the Moon's light was light reflected from the Sun) was existent in Chinese thought from about the sixth century BC (in the Zhi Ran of Zhi Ni Zi), though it was opposed by the 1st century AD philosopher Wang Chong, who made clear in his writing that this theory was nothing new.

The treaty is also supported by the main opposition parties, though it is opposed by the nationalist Sinn Fein and the Socialist party.

The commercial says nuclear power concerns have given Mr. Bush "hundreds of thousands of dollars" and notes that Republicans voted overwhelmingly for the plan, though it is opposed by many Nevadans, including the Republican candidate for Senate, John Ensign.

The Army will now begin a review that will also explore rerouting the pipeline, though developer Energy Transfer Partners has said it's opposed to the idea. .

"It's not as though I'm opposed to unionization in general," Anne said.

Even though I'm opposed to broad government surveillance, I thought I understood its inception.

Though he was opposed to it at first, McCartney recognized that Martin made the track infinitely better, leading it to be one of the most recorded songs of all time.  .

It was Henry who had insisted on buying Kay-Kay a car, even though Emily was opposed.

Even though the rule was opposed by Geithner and Senate leadership, it miraculously worked it's way into the Senate reform bill without a vote.