Sentences with phrase «faced little opposition»

The package included more than a dozen bills, most of which faced little opposition.

Cuomo's recently announced push to regulate Super PACs faced little opposition from legislative leaders and was included in its entirety.

The measure faces little opposition in Indiana's Republican - controlled Senate and could reach Daniels» desk shortly before the Feb. 5 Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

In particular, the group's applaud the six - to - one match for donations up to $ 250, restrictions on public funds for candidates who face little opposition and the requirement that participants in the program commit to a public debate, among others.

For example, while supermarkets face little opposition in Canada and the U.S. (25 per cent in each country), they are aggressively opposed by 59 per cent in Great Britain.

Not exact matches

Up for re-election this November, she faces little serious opposition so far.

Many essentially conservative voters (with a small «c»), who should be prime pickings for a Tory party facing a weak Labour opposition, are turned off by this Little Englander negativity.

Ever since that 2004 race, Thune has faced little to no opposition.

State senator Betty Little (R - Queensbury) faces opposition from Steve Ruzbacki, a Green Party candidate.

(Current LA Mayor Eric Garcetti — who faces little ballot opposition Tuesday — has endorsed Zimmer.)

Einstein faced a little of that, but mainly scientific opposition and the attacks on him were far, far less fierce than those against followers of Galileo and Copernicus.

Conclusions When placed in remote areas, «wind farms» may face little, if any, public opposition, despite the higher costs of electricity from wind energy, the environmental disadvantages, and the adverse operational impacts on other electricity generating units and transmission systems.

With Ontario municipalities receiving so little for hosting industrial wind turbines it is surprising the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) when faced with any kind of opposition would issue a press release that claims: «Right now there are literally thousands of Ontarians participating in the province's ground - breaking clean energy economy.

Surprisingly, the project has faced little to no opposition by residents of Mesa, the nearest town.