Sentences with phrase «official opposition against»

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Catechism of the Catholic Church succeeded through the heroic work of then - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and against the advice of many Bishops; World Youth Day flourished in the face of opposition from official diocesan youth - work bureaucacies.

Internationally, while American - trained Mohammed bin Nayef was a favourite of the US and enjoyed close links with intelligence officials, who saw him as a key figure in the fight against Jihadi terrorism, any US opposition to his sudden fall from grace is extremely unlikely.

But elected officials and advocates say they are filing amicus briefs in opposition to the city's appeal of a July 2015 state court decision that called for the release of a summary of misconduct findings against Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who put Staten Island man Eric Garner in a chokehold that killed him, noting that the law permits released based on a court order.

Last week, Executive Director Charlie King pushed back hard against local Democratic elected officials who signed an open letter to the governor, questioning his progressive credentials and calling on him to end his opposition to extending the millionaire's tax.

Leah Barrett, Executive Director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence said opposition to the SAFE Act is influenced by the gun industry lobby, and said the acts of protest from local officials do not surprise her.

While the so - called official opposition continues to tear itself apart with their public campaign against itself, it is fitting that the latest person to try to oust their leader is Owen Smith — the one man they can rely on to put party before country.

A top housing official from the Bloomberg administration cautioned against reading too much into the opposition.

There was none or if any, few reports of violence, harassment or intimidation by the government / security agents against the opposition during the entire official campaign period.

Many federal lawmakers, as well as state and local officials, have already expressed strong opposition to some of the cuts, and even new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, long an EPA foe, has suggested that he will push back against parts of the preliminary White House plan.

The buildup to this contest was equally, if not more skewed in the ruling party ZANU - PF's favor than the previous election, where a first round victory by the MDC provoked a vicious campaign of official repression by ZANU - PF and the military against the opposition.

The general election pits Douglas, a social conservative and a former school board member in the Phoenix area whose campaign focuses on her opposition to the Common Core, against David Garcia, a former state department of education official and current faculty member at Arizona State University who supports the Common Core.

Following time spent at the Californian Infineon track in January and the official Sebring Winter Test, the Northamptonshire (UK)- based driver reflects on progress to date: «Sebring was very successful and gave us a chance to run for the first time against some of our 2012 opposition with our brand new C6.R cars.

He urges people to stand with them against the discriminatory policy by calling elected officials and other opposition foundations, such as ALCU.

Meanwhile, politicians, whilst in main subscribing the science, found it too difficult to fight against, on the one hand, the official opposition of the carbon industries, and on the other this opposition from ostensibly independent public opinion.

In its plea, Canada's federal Conservative Party said it needs the money to compete against anti-Keystone arguments made in the U.S. recently by Thomas Mulcair, leader of Canada's official opposition, the New Democratic Party.

The B.C. TMX opposition can appeal to constitutional authority, mobilize climate justice activists, and deliver a serious blow to the re-election of any elected official who sides with the Texans against Indigenous rights.