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Example sentences for: opposition

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Nevada casinos fearing encroachment on Las Vegas' turf bankrolled an opposition campaign.
When he attempted to restore national pride by wresting the Suez Canal out of British hands he suffered an embarrassing diplomatic defeat and, at home, unrest turned to opposition.
The House of Orange (with a power base around the small town in France) had claim to lands in the Low Countries, and one member, William the Silent, began to organize opposition to Spanish rule.
Analysts agree that 1) Helms' opposition guaranteed that Weld had almost no chance of getting the job to begin with; 2) Weld's caustic remarks about Helms in the last couple of weeks have further doomed his chances; and 3) Weld's resignation won't help him.
But in a news report, the SCMP quoted several Hong Kong opposition leaders as attacking China for using Wang Dan as a pawn in Sino-American relations.