Sentences with phrase «faced violent opposition»
«Lincoln» Synopsis: Based on Doris Kearns Goodwin «s biography of Lincoln, «Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,» the Steven Spielberg film stars Daniel Day - Lewis as the martyred president and follows the last several months of Lincoln's life as he faced violent opposition, on the battlefield and in the White House, as the Civil War gasped to a close, concluding with that fateful visit to Ford's Theatre.
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Before the end of his life, however, Jesus, facing rejection and death himself, must have warned his followers of the violent opposition they would meet if they remained loyal to him.
In recent weeks, the government has been forced to reconsider its plan to set up Chinesestyle Special Economic Zones for foreign companies after the project ran into violent opposition from farmers facing eviction from their lands.9
On July 31st, the 89 year - old former freedom fighter and President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe went to the polls to compete in yet another contest on his mandate and similar to the violent 2008 electoral cycle, the incumbent was again facing opposition leader and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).