Sentences with phrase «of vigorous opposition»

Some oil exploration and production activities continue in the area, in spite of vigorous opposition from local organizations, such as Santa Barbara - based Get Oil Out (GOO).

Not exact matches

There was a coherent argument to be made that opposition to the war in Iraq is not inconsistent with a vigorous defense of American interests, but the Democrats» uncertain history on national security since Vietnam hurt their credibility.

For a few examples: the protection of the unborn, the handicapped, and the dying; parental choice in education; tax and other policies supportive of marriage and the family; the defense of individual merit against quotas and related discriminations; the defense of property, civil, and religious rights against expansivist government control; and the vigorous affirmation of the achievements of Western culture, in opposition to multiculturalist fashions.

For about six years Nikon appeared to be attaining his goal, but as was to be expected, he met vigorous opposition from many of the nobility, clergy, and monks.

Just as the policy of various ministries ranged over time from vigorous repression of the socialists to tacit encouragement of them, especially in their efforts to unionize the workers, so the policy of the Socialist party modulated from one of intransigent opposition to the entire «bourgeois regime» to one of gradual acceptance of the framework of democratic institutions.

vigorous passing that ends up going back more often than not is a sign that the final third is not very very affective against an opposition that is very resilient and to a certain extent shows there fear of conceding first against arsenal.

A post-Ashdown Liberal Democratic party might at least present Labour with some more vigorous opposition, daring to challenge on some of the ground where the outgoing leader remained quiet.

, or without a vigorous opposition press, or with a slanderous and irresponsible opposition press, or which have signed up to supranational bodies outside democratic control, or which have signed up to international treaties ditto, or which make use of protected seats for women or ethnic minorities, or where the if the prime minister is one ethnic group the president is conventionally always another, or where unlimited campaign donations are allowed, or disallowed, or where significant numbers question the legitimacy of the polity holding the vote, or where voting is compulsory, or where non-citizens can not vote, or where they can, or where there is (or is not) a second chamber or supreme court that can block popular legislation...

For all their differences in education philosophy and business strategy, EMOs faced a number of common obstacles: pressures to expand too rapidly and in the wrong places, difficulties finding and financing facilities, and vigorous union opposition.

Misguided policies that weaken public education by diverting public funds from already - strained public schools or by enriching private companies at the expense of our neediest students, however, will continue to meet NASSP's vigorous opposition.

Proposals / plans to increase the long - term reliability of the sequestering are met with vigorous political opposition, opposition inspired by, again, mass - media conventional wisdom about radiation and its risks.

HSI's agenda also will include vigorous opposition to continued whaling and international trade of endangered whales by Iceland.

When Jim proposed our amendment to extend the effective date of the new policy to July 1, 2018, to the committee, there was vigorous opposition.