Sentences with phrase «as opposition mounted»

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Touting the company's record in dealing with Canada's native population, Ian Anderson spoke at an indigenous energy conference as Trans Mountain opposition was set to mount after the effective rise of an unfriendly government in the British Columbia province that the pipeline passes.

During the election campaign, Schulz found it hard to mount an effective opposition to Merkel, as his party had been inextricably linked to her policy decisions.

The process goes — it's a home game and we are expected to win — we go out to play attacking football — the opposition seek to stop us playing and defend in depth and with vigour — tension mounts as the game goes on as we launch attack after attack — fear of not winning and crowd disappointment creeps in and, under the pressure, the away teams break late in the game and score.

Opposition to the state plan for the Thruway Authority to be lead agency in the environmental review of the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline along the superhighway is mounting as the Newburgh City Council is against it.

I get that Corbyn cultists see Blair's great crime being that he actually won elections and see winning as a sign that you are not pure enough, but on these numbers Labour can not even mount a credible opposition which means May fears her extreme right more than she does Labour, this can only lead to awful things for working people in Britain.

CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, has named Jason Marker as CEO, succeeding Andy Puzder, who was supposed to be Trump's Labor secretary but withdrew his name from consideration as opposition to his appointment mounted.

Opposition urges the prime minister to act «without delay» as calls mount for Amber Rudd to be sacked

Companies like Uber and Lyft were prepared to fight legislators over fingerprinting, background checks and mounting opposition from the yellow cab industry, as they seek to expand statewide.

I predict that corbyn will now agree & thus destroy Labour as a party that can mount any sort of credible opposition to the Tories - watch as the brainless one agreees.

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As the U.S. government draws up plans to use surveillance drones in domestic airspace, opposition to what many consider an unwarranted and significant invasion of privacy is mounting across the country, from rural Virginia to techopolis Seattle.

And steady growth could in turn help the movement mount a robust defense in the face of deepening opposition from teachers unions and other anti-charter actors such as the NAACP.

«The Save Guana Cay Reef Association (SGCRA), which mounted a groundbreaking five - year legal campaign in opposition to the project, warned of serious implications for the reef — recognized as one of the best dive sites in the world — as well as for the rest of the previously unspoiled island.

«It could be the greatest miscalculation of his presidency if, in fact, cooler minds in the opposition can mount a sensible campaign to educate the public as to why he is wrong and how the economic impacts will be absolutely disastrous in the immediate future.

And at the moment every single major pipeline (as well as incremental expansions to existing pipelines) is facing mounting public, legal, and political opposition — all of which has been driven by people power that refuses to accept the devastating impacts of the Alberta tar sands on the climate, the environment, human rights, and communities.

DTE's plans come as wind energy faces mounting opposition and legal challenges in parts of the state, particularly the Thumb region of the Lower Peninsula.

Again, the legal profession from City firms to sole practitioners mounted a staunch opposition, pointing out that it would not only restrict access to justice for individuals and smaller businesses, but damage the reputation of London as an international centre for legal dispute resolution.

It's where the EDI initiatives do involve discipline, such as the parts you refer to, that greater opposition could potential be mounted, with a stronger legal justification.