Sentences with phrase «robust opposition»

Late in 2007, a Chicago Children's Museum proposal to move from Navy Pier to Grant Park provoked robust opposition.

Liberal Democrats in Westminster have also provided robust opposition to the Bill, including by ensuring plans to tilt the scales of party funding in favour of the Conservatives were separated from the Bill during its passage through the Lords.

But Julian Huppert's camp thinks the student vote will split three ways with Labour and the Greens, helped in part by his own robust opposition to tuition fees.

The Conservatives will need robust opposition as they contemplate dealing with Britain's deficit and cuts in public spending.

Coal projects like these continue to threaten wilderness and communities nationwide, but more and more often, they are being met by robust opposition from local residents whose livelihoods depend on a healthy environment.

At least 10 (unopposed) incumbents will return, with probably another 10 running against less - than - robust opposition.

But while Haigh's colleagues appreciated her robust opposition to another year of real terms cuts in local police funding, what did her mother make of it?

Britain deserves a thorough, coherent, robust opposition, especially under a coalition government, especially under such severe economic cuts.