Sentences with phrase «meeting stiff resistance»

But Andrei Sulzenko, a fellow at University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, who has worked on and studied expert - advice panels like the Jenkins committee, says any proposal that demands a «machinery of government» change is bound to meet stiff resistance.

«The short answer is, yes, it is going to be hard to find offsets, and many proposals will meet stiff resistance from interest groups, but we don't know the exact level of difficulty,» Gardner told Business Insider.

As predicted BTC met stiff resistance near the 200 - day MA ($ 9800) and while today's pullback is mildly disconcerting, the longterm set up for BTC remains positive.

When the members of the school board of Dover, Pennsylvania, a small community near Harrisburg, required students to read a short statement concerning intelligent design before studying ninth - grade biology, they met stiff resistance from some parents and teachers.

A statement, on Monday, from Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole said the insurgents met stiff resistance from troops who killed six of the insurgents and neutralised 7 suicide bombers in the encounter.

The bill, which would lift the current cap of 200 charter schools to 460, has met stiff resistance in the Democrat - controlled Assembly and from the teachers unions.

Such proposals, however, have met stiff resistance in the Legislature, especially in the GOP - controlled Senate.

That proposal met stiff resistance from upstate lawmakers who represent districts near the Canadian border and from Canadian officials themselves who feared that it would harm cross-border economic traffic.

Cuomo's proposals met stiff resistance from the state's teachers unions and Assembly Democrats.

Over the past few months, the administration has met stiff resistance in its efforts to hold states responsible for not following through on reforms promised as conditions for receiving the waivers.

The tough - minded lawyer has led the charge by discount brokers into the Canadian market, and met stiff resistance.

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However the CPP boosters will encounter stiff resistance from the meeting's host, Alberta finance minister Ted Morton, as well as a number of prominent pension experts.

The measure, multiple versions of which have been proposed and introduced in the Legislature over the last several years, has been met with stiff resistance by social conservatives and the Catholic Church as well as advocates for the disabled.

Bill sponsors insisted they had the votes available for a Friday vote on the measure, but the effort has been met with stiff resistance from racino operators, who spent much the day personally lobbying lawmakers in the Senate.

Campaign finance law changes are always met with stiff resistance in the Legislature.

It was quite inspiring to hear about her role in mobilising Aboriginal women to reduce alcohol - related harm in her local area, which has been met with stiff resistance from the alcohol lobby.