Sentences with phrase «support of the opposition»

Abe's ruling camp controls the lower house but lacks a majority in the upper house, so needs the support of opposition parties to pass the nomination.

For example, the Bible is frequently quoted in support of opposition to portrayals of sex and violence in the media but not often to challenge the practice of western media corporations destroying poorer indigenous cultures by selling cheap western entertainment that under - cuts local programming, even though protection of the poor is a strong biblical message.

«The Leader should be in no doubt that if a committee is set up with a government majority that it would not have the support of the opposition.»

On 29 April 2009, with the support of both opposition parties and Labour rebel MPs a Liberal Democrat motion that all Gurkhas be offered an equal right of residence was passed, allowing Gurkhas who served before 1997 to live in the UK.

Freed from the efforts of AEI's education czar, Rick Hess, to spin the results in support of his opposition to accountability and focusing on achievement gaps, Ahn and Vidgor point out that AYP has «beneficial» effects on student achievement.

Editors in support of the opposition have also recently been arrested, threatening the freedom of the press.

With the support of the opposition party, maybe this fourth attempt will be successful!

Not exact matches

Gallup polling on favorable or unfavorable views of both major parties has found neither party has had more support than opposition since at least the 2012 election, the last time that more people approved of the Democratic Party (51 percent) than disapproved of it (43 percent).

TORONTO, May 2 - Canadian energy producer Crescent Point Energy Corp is poised to win support for its director nominees based on a preliminary counting of votes, shrugging off opposition from activist investor Cation Capital, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

He continued later: «If their priority is attacking the moderate opposition that might be future members of an inclusive Syrian government, Russia is not going to get the support of us or a range of other members of the coalition.»

Its representatives are supported by even more industry and conservative funding of elections, or face opposition from others if they don't comply.

• Knorr - Bremse, a Germany - based car parts maker, will continue its pursuit of Haldex (OM: HLDX), despite the Swedish company's management withdrawing its support for a takeover because of expected regulatory opposition to a deal, according to Reuters.

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».

On the campaign trail, she announced her opposition to the deal, citing failings such as its lack of support for U.S. workers.

But they need the support of at least one of the opposition parties to pass it, and both the New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives say they oppose any new levies.

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton struggled with how to secure the endorsement of labor unions while announcing her opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project they supported but environmentalists opposed, according to leaked emails published by Wikileaks on Friday.

Lukashenko's re-election five years ago led to mass protests and the imprisonment of leading opposition figures, but support for his 20 - year - old regime has risen after he cast himself as the guarantor of stability in the face of economic crisis and a pro-Russian separatist conflict in neighboring Ukraine.

The federal government has secured opposition support to pass one of the most substantial budget packages since the Coalition took office in 2013, making trade - offs on renewable energy funding and welfare payments to pick up about $ 6 billion in savings.

On Friday, Lavrov told the BBC that the US «still, in spite of many repeated promises and commitments... are not able or not willing to» separate the moderate opposition they support with former al Qaeda elements.

Indeed, the next round of cuts could be nixed if the Harper administration doesn't sweeten its next budget with expensive items to attract support from at least one opposition party.

But with evidence current sanctions lack public support, Rodriguez said he thought the country's opposition «would feel quite uncomfortable with an escalation of the economic sanctions.

Most of the region voiced support for the July 16 referendum convened by the opposition against the assembly, and the EU and the US have suggested they could level sanctions on the Maduro government should the July 30 vote go ahead.

The main opposition group — known as the Syrian National Council — told the NY Times that they've «recently received more powerful anti-tank missiles from Turkey, with the financial support of Saudi Arabia and Qatar.»

Melenchon is certainly not the first politician to employ such technology — in 2014, then - Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan used a huge hologram of himself to attract wider support, while India's Narendra Modi trounced the opposition with a campaign that included holograms of his speeches in villages across the country.

He has consolidated control of the country's institutions, enjoys military support, and has effectively divided and demoralized the opposition, leaving it with no capacity to force regime change.»

The Republican leadership proposed a series of amendments that marked major legislative changes, but it was not immediately clear whether they would help win more Republican support amid solid opposition from Democrats.

But while the USA Freedom Act has support from both parties, it also faces bipartisan opposition, so the chances of passage in either the House or the Senate remain unclear.

In a tweet sent on Tuesday, video - streaming giant Netflix signaled its support of net neutrality and its opposition to the FCC's plans.

The new party has yet to be named, but even so, a recent Gallup poll reported Stronach had 8 % of voter support, compared to 28 % for the governing Social Democrats (SPO), 21 % for its conservative coalition partner the People's Party (OVP), and 20 % for the opposition Freedom Party (FPO).

This is because Silicon Valley made a big show of its support for immigrants and opposition to Trump's travel ban.

We've been stalled slightly with the application process, but it has been rewarding in that it has created a huge amount of support behind us, and our opposition has become very transparent.

Hundreds of people marched in central Tbilisi to express their support to independent TV channel Rustavi 2 and blamed the government for an attempt to silence opposition media.

Thousands of Georgians have rallied in the capital in support of the country's opposition - minded television station that they suspect is about to be transferred to a more government - friendly owner.

Rather than repeat that analysis here, the Department refers readers to 81 FR 21002 (April 8, 2016)(BIC Exemption) and 81 FR 21089 (April 8, 2016)(Principal Transactions Exemption) for discussion of the issues raised by comments expressing support or opposition to the Rule and PTEs.

«I just don't think we can make the mistake of assuming the opposition isn't formidable, even if we have some conservative support,» the advocated added.

Many commenters also based support for delay on opposition to the substance of the Fiduciary Rule and PTEs, as written, and disagreement with the conclusions reached in the final rulemaking and associated Regulatory Impact Analysis.

«At the start of the year, strong opposition to the Northern Gateway outranked strong support by an almost 4 - to - 1 margin — now it's less than 2 - to - 1,» says Mario Canseco, Vice President, Public Affairs at Insights West.

The left - wing German newspaper Tageszeitung called on Germany to «start playing hardball» in light of the «betrayal of trust» and urged the EU to keep in mind its «diplomatic threat potential,» including the ability to «withdraw its ambassador, strengthen the opposition in the U.S. politically and economically, [and] support insubordinate states like California.»

Facebook over the weekend removed an event page promoting a Jan. 15 demonstration near the walls of the Kremlin in support of Aleksei A. Navalny, a leading opposition figure.

It is important to note that the level of «strong opposition» to the project has fallen to 29 % (down 9 points since February), while «strong support» increased to 16 % (+5).

Trudeau's minority lasted as long as it did thanks to support from the New Democratic Party (in return for the implementation of some NDP policies), while Harper's was aided by disarray in the opposition Liberal Party — Paul Martin's resignation, a lengthy and divisive leadership convention, and the unwillingness of the new leader, Stephane Dion, to defeat Harper until the Grits had begun to reduce their party and personal debts, and developed new policies (notably the Green Shift).

But while opposition to the system of which TPP had become the symbol is not new and is supported across the political spectrum, Trump's announcement nonetheless came across internationally as a bombshell.

Once the legislation passes the Senate with opposition support as expected, all proprietary and unlisted public companies with an annual turnover or gross assets of up to $ 25 million will be able to advertise their business plans on licensed crowdfunding portals and raise up to $ 5 million a year to carry them out.

But it also includes measures that the Opposition Parties may not want to support; for example; the increase in annual Tax Free Savings Account contribution limit; changes to the sick leave provisions of federal employees; and retroactive legislation to protect the RCMP from possible criminal charges with respect to the destruction of data under the Access to Information Act.

But it was very clear from the very beginning on the part of the actual Congressmen that they weren't going to support it because they had already come out on the floor with such vehement opposition to the bill and pointing out exactly what was wrong with the bill, that it didn't have to be done in a hurry.

Alberta Opposition Leader Brian Jean — whose Fort McMurray constituency includes the oilsands — says the oil and gas industry provides thousands of good - paying jobs and supports government services across Canada.

The Canada - wide responses are similar to responses within British Columbia, where 54 per cent of respondents said they support the project, including in Vancouver and Victoria, where the majority of the opposition to the pipeline is centered.

With the deficit outcome for 2010 - 11 expected to be much lower than projected in the October 2010 Update, the Harper Government has more than enough financial room to «buy» the support one or two of the opposition parties.

In the 2008 federal election, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion also tried but failed to convince the public of the need for a carbon tax, despite Canadians» support for action on climate change.

He touched on his past opposition to free - trade agreements, his support for heavier regulations of Wall Street and the nation's banking industry, and his vote against the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a preview of his campaign.