Sentences with phrase «few voices of dissent»

Not exact matches

Since the legalising of same - sex marriage in the United States this summer, surprisingly few Catholics have voiced their dissent, either in pulpit or public square.

There were plenty of dissenting voices and only a few weeks later you couldn't find an online poll of fans under 70 % wanting him out!

Another example would be when elected officials vote against the party line for the sake of publicly standing when a bill is unpopular (conversely, popular) in their constituency, all while knowing that the majority is comfortable enough that a few dissenting voices (or a few more votes) won't matter.

A few, very few, critics raised their voices in dissent against the background of loud popular and critical acclaim.

For a region so choked by drought that they've had to take measures to limit their own water usage, you might expect some folks to pooh - pooh at the plan to pour so much water into the ground for the sake of a tree — but voices of dissent have been few and far between.