Sentences with phrase «despite substantial opposition»

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In June, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the wage board's chairman and a longtime Cuomo ally, said he and his fellow members clearly believed «a substantial» increase was needed to bring fast food workers up the economic ladder — despite persistent opposition from the business community, which often found itself drowned out at public hearings that served more or less as labor rallies.

So when Shapps handed the left an opportunity to bash the Tories despite the fact there wasn't anything substantial in the Budget they disagreed on, opposition spinners were fervent with gratitude.

Despite opposition from residents and environmentalists, including the Chair of the local Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust, it was approved because the First Minister of Scotland said «In tough economic times, substantial investment of this kind is at a premium.»

Despite the existence of substantial opposition, there is increased support for the protection of native title and an increased appreciation of the significance of reconciliation.