Sentences with phrase «opponents vowed»

His political opponents vowed to oppose the measure, saying it rewards illegal behaviour.

Less than 24 hours after the East Hampton Town Board approved a handful of long - awaited restrictions on flights into and out of its airport on April 16, opponents vowed to take legal action against the town.

But both UAW and its opponents vow to keep up their efforts.

Not exact matches

Some law - enforcement officials fear that the new law will spread fear and consternation in their communities, and opponents to the law have vowed to fight it in court.

But his Republican opponent, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, says New York remains a high - tax, high - regulation state, and he vows to change that.

McCullough vowed not to be undone by the champ's always gaudy ring entrance, a rocking horror show designed to infuriate opponents.

Cynthia Nixon vowed to convene a Moreland Commission to investigate government corruption if elected — the latest in a slew of examples that she is using her campaign for governor to advance policy proposals that troll her primary opponent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Democratic State Senate candidate Justin Wagner vowed if elected he would block any legislation authorizing any transfer of municipal land for the construction of a proposed natural gas pipeline, a pledge he contended could not be promised by Republican opponent Terrence Murphy based on his voting record in Yorktown.

After Artvoice published Carl Paladino's disparaging and racially - charged remarks about the Obamas last month, opponents of the brash Buffalo businessman said they were fed up with his repeated controversies and vowed to continue to speaking out until he was removed from the Buffalo Board of Education.

Clinton's Democratic primary opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is rolling out a plan to slow the effect of climate change, vowing to cut U.S. carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030.

CITY HALL — Cathie Black's opponents are vowing to continue their fight against New York City's incoming schools chancellor, threatening lawsuits and more rallies, despite Black's insistence that the deal is done.

He has vowed to fight the charges and holds a significant cash advantage over his Democratic opponents.

Gordon Brown, whose 11th - hour intervention in the referendum campaign was said to be a game changer and who orchestrated the famous eve - of - poll «vow» of increased devolution signed by the three main UK party leaders, remains a vehement opponent of devolving tax powers.

This earned him strong support from petroleum companies and convinced both his opponents and supporters that he would aggressively carry out Trump's campaign vows to slash EPA regulation to boost drilling and mining.

Vowing to be a relentless opponent of publicly funded vouchers, Sandra Feldman took over as president of the American of Federation of Teachers last week and promised to move forward with the agenda that Albert Shanker established for the union before his death in February.

He asked why «billionaires from out of state» were backing his opponent and vowed to protect public schools.

Opponents have vowed to keep fighting the plan.

On Aug. 30, he belittled his opponent's vow to arrest climate change, made during the 2008 presidential campaign.

This could be seen as contrary to some of Trump's campaign rhetoric, such as when he vowed «to fight for every person in this country who believes government should serve the PEOPLE — not the donors,» called super PACs «total scams» and «very corrupt,» and slammed his opponent for receiving money from «hedge funders.»