Sentence examples for were strongly resisted from inspiring English sources

The laws that gave those benefits to us were strongly resisted by the UK government.

These policies were strongly resisted, especially in the South; the opposition, organized by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson beginning in 1791, became the Republican Party, also known as the Jeffersonian Republicans and Democratic-Republican Party. Democratic-Republican Party

Amendments and new ordinances continued to flow from London, each establishing progressively establishing more civil rights for the slaves, but they were strongly resisted by the colonial legislature.

While Jack Straw, then foreign secretary, was roundly dismissing the unanimous advice of his top lawyers that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal, officials in Downing Street were strongly resisting similar unwelcome advice, this time from Lord Goldsmith, the attorney general.

Such views are strongly resisted.

The proposal has been strongly resisted by those in power.

It is thought this would be strongly resisted by some cabinet ministers.

In several regions of Spain, notably Catalonia, it was strongly resisted.

Either move would prove expensive, and the latter would be strongly resisted by many pilots.

The enforcement of German overlordship was strongly resisted, but control was established by the beginning of the 20th century.

"It would be strongly resisted in the United States to exempt the tar sands from any climate agreement".