Sentences with phrase «in opposition for»

It may be an effective way of being in opposition for a while, but I think even that has its limitations.»

Republicans, Democrats, and people of all racial / ethnic backgrounds vary in their opposition for the standards, but in all cases their views appear largely to be driven by these other factors.

This man deserve the praise of every youth in this country for choosing to remain in opposition for the sake of our future.

The former deputy minister for transport has come under heavy criticism for allegedly suggesting in a recent media interview that the NDC would be in opposition for the next 8 years.

The former foreign secretary told the audience that each time Labour had been thrown out of government they had stayed in opposition for between 14 and 18 years.

Hours after the comment was published by Citi News and received widespread criticism from Ghanaians, the party's founder, Jerry John Rawlings condemned Nii Lante's comments, saying such mindsets could keep the party in opposition for a long time.

«Maybe that's what people expected from a party that has been in opposition for 65 years.

That's the question you've got to ask yourself and I just think it's time for the Labour party to stop constantly indulging in opposition for opposition's sake.

I think it is time for the Labour party to stop constantly indulging in opposition for opposition's sake.

This means that 47 percent of the population will stay in opposition for four years.

If he is beaten again and decides not to contest again in 2024, the NDC will be in danger of staying in opposition for 12 to 16 years.

Politically, he also prophesied that the National Democratic Congress will stay in opposition for close to 16 years.

Labour delegates are not holding back in attacking the bankers at the party's first autumn conference in opposition for 14 years.

It was their «expertise» which put the Party in opposition for the past ten years.

Chris was a dynamic, decisive, strategic Minister - an object lesson to us all in how to fight in office as in Opposition for the environment, economic growth, Europe and our essential liberties.

With Boris, to be shipped in as PM is one thing, but having to do the hard, hard grind in opposition for many years would be quite another.

Palestine (along with the Arab world) and Israel have been in conflict for many decades now and it seems that they would continue to be in opposition for the decades to come.

«David Cameron won a real reputation in opposition for championing green issues - it would be a huge mistake to sideline them now he is in power.

President John Agyekum Kufuor ruled for eight solid years, humbly operating from his house and he has been in opposition for another eight solid years without a retirement house from the Nation.

Despite remaining in opposition for its third election in a row, Labour at 40.0 % won its greatest share of the vote since 2001, made a net gain of 30 seats to reach 262 total MPs, and, with a swing of 9.6 %, [127] achieved the biggest percentage - point increase in its vote share in a single general election since 1945.

Those campaigning for him to be brought back should stop because if they succeed in getting him lead the NDC in 2020, NDC will lose again and they will be in opposition for a long time,» he counselled.

Koku Nanegbe who was speaking to Kwame Tutu on Frontline on Rainbow Radio 87.5 FM said, the posture of the presidential candidate will keep the NPP in opposition for another four years.

The onset of a long period in opposition for social democratic standard - bearers such as Labour in Britain and the SPD in Germany, coupled with continuing slow growth, high unemployment and falling unionisation, led the parties of the Socialist International into a comprehensive accommodation with neo-liberalism — albeit one wrapped in soothing social market rhetoric and homeopathic concessions at the margins.

Not exact matches

«Reports that the Saudi government is planning to dilute its reform plans may be the first sign that the power and influence of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is starting to wane and that broader opposition to reform is building,» Jason Tuvey, Middle East economist for Capital Economics, wrote in a research note.

The opposition did its best to encourage this outcry, helping their poll numbers, but doing nothing for confidence in an economy that was doing surprisingly well.

Early in the Trump administration, Spicer and Trump spoke openly about possibly moving the press briefings out of the White House to another location, an idea that senior adviser and former Breitbart News chairman Steve Bannon — who has referred to the media as «the opposition party» — later took credit for.

With Erdogan cracking down on thousands of people in the judiciary, education, military, and civil service after last weekend's failed coup, a lawmaker from the main opposition party warned that the state of emergency created «a way of ruling that paves the way for abuse».

Though the 36 - year - old now sits in opposition as MP for Calgary Nose Hill, she's still making an impact, not least through her frequent and often combative use of Twitter.

Speaking at the New York Times DealBook conference, Cuban said that his family is a huge factor in why he hasn't officially announced plans to run for president, and it sounds like his wife might be his biggest opposition.

The push for extended retail trading hours in Perth is doomed to fail after the Labor opposition decided to oppose the move, joining the Nationals who also oppose change.

For example, drone strikes are similar to Special Forces in their direct targeting ability in remote locations, but are less likely to create domestic opposition to the use of force because they don't put U.S. lives directly at risk.

It's one thing to call for transparency when in opposition, but another altogether to provide full accountability when in government.

CONAKRY, May 2 - Opposition lawmakers in Guinea on Wednesday called for a parliamentary inquiry into billionaire tycoon Vincent Bollore's dealings in the West African nation, which are under investigation in France.

WA Labor is operating a cash - for - access Leaders» Forum — which charges wealthy company bosses about $ 25,000 a year for private meetings with the Premier and his ministers and is a carbon copy of a secretive Liberal Party fundraising venture slammed by Mark McGowan when he was in Opposition.

But his name has also been sullied lately: The NDP Opposition accused the B.C. government of selling land in Coquitlam to Khosrowshahi's Wesbild Holdings for well below its assessed value.

The planning system in Northern Ireland allows and encourages all interested parties to make their views known and to submit the specific reasons for their support or opposition.

Witness: Starbucks closing its stores for bias training; Atlanta - based Delta eliminating discounts for NRA members; North Carolina's business elite rising up in opposition to a law limiting transgender access to public bathrooms.

«I suspect Weidmann's vocal opposition to most of the ECB decisions in recent years has generated too much opposition in too many other member states for him to get the nod,» he said.

They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote in an nearby chamber, with a high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»

Questions about where Mr. Low and the prime minister's stepson — a movie producer behind films including «The Wolf of Wall Street» — obtained money for the United States properties have helped fuel political unrest in Malaysia, where several political leaders in the opposition and in Mr. Najib's own party have called for the prime minister to step down.

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Catalonia Sunday to call for unity, voicing their opposition to last week's non-binding and referendum on independence on October 1 that was declared illegal by the Spanish government and constitutional court.

Fusion was initially hired by anti-Trump Republicans to conduct opposition research on Trump in late 2015, and Democrats took over funding for the project after the Republicans pulled out.

Layton was, for most of the last decade, the tireless leader of the New Democratic Party (traditionally Canada's «third» party), and eventually led it during its historical first turn as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons.

In February, Erik Nielsen, global head of CIB research at UniCredit, told CNBC that «Weidmann's vocal opposition to most of the ECB decisions in recent years has generated too much opposition in too many other member states for him to get the nod.&raquIn February, Erik Nielsen, global head of CIB research at UniCredit, told CNBC that «Weidmann's vocal opposition to most of the ECB decisions in recent years has generated too much opposition in too many other member states for him to get the nod.&raquin recent years has generated too much opposition in too many other member states for him to get the nod.&raquin too many other member states for him to get the nod.»

After returning to Serbia in late 2015 after 12 years in detention, Seselj led his party back into parliament last year as the strongest opposition force, and he now hopes for success in a presidential election due in April.

The document includes one particularly explosive allegation — that the Trump campaign agreed to minimize US opposition to Russia's incursions into Ukraine in exchange for the Kremlin releasing negative information about Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton.

The motion, a broadly worded declaration of support for foreign policy, received 158 votes in favor, below the necessary majority of 160 votes and was followed by a chorus of opposition calls for the government to «quit, quit, quit».

In response to demands from the main right - wing opposition party, Les Republicains, the rollover of emergency rule was extended for six months, to late January 2017, rather than the three months proposed by Hollande's government.

«Now that a few of the misdeeds against the Trump Movement have been partially revealed, I look forward to updating my pending legal action in opposition to DOJ this weekend in preparation for Monday's next small step on the long, potholed road toward helping to restore law and order in our great country.»

The popular opposition gives Barkan hope that the law's passage will be a galvanizing factor for voters in 2018.