Sentences with phrase «despite vocal support»

This decision came despite vocal support from the UK government, and recommendations from local planners that the project be approved.

Despite his vocal support for the union during an unprecedented speech at its annual conference in March, the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn did not visit teachers on picket lines today, and Angela Rayner, the new shadow education secretary and a former trade union official, stopped short of backing the strike.

Our team lacks pace all round, and despite the vocal support for our manager shown at the London Stadium last week, I haven't yet worked out our strategy in breaking down opposition defences.

Not exact matches

A year and a half later, Mr. de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito appear no closer to passing a bill, despite the support of a vocal minority of council members and animal rights activists.

Supervisor John Weishan Jr., who has been a vocal supporter of the memorial throughout negotiations, said he believes the county would continue to allocate money to the institutions after the 10 - year requirement, despite the 2011 audit's recommendation, and it is too soon to say whether the level of support should go down at all.

That is mostly due to the fact that the author opens the book on the brink of proposing to his only real long - term girlfriend despite the break - up that resulted in a two month hiatus and the lack of any coherent support whatsoever from his overly vocal father.

Despite strenuous efforts, and with vocal support from the public, the Audience All Stars could not keep up with such bold originality.