Sentences with phrase «vociferous opposition»

The phrase "vociferous opposition" means a strong and loud disagreement or protest. Full definition
But the movement attracted vociferous opposition from other well - known atheist voices and seems to have largely been abandoned.
The Liberals claimed 17 B.C. seats in 2015 — nearly all of them in the Metro Vancouver region, which has been the seat of some of the most vociferous opposition to the TransMountain project.
Despite vociferous opposition by park advocates and veterans, a Chicago Park District committee Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a measure to cement agreements governing the $ 582 million revamp of Soldier Field.
Unfortunately, he came up against vociferous opposition from the scientific establishment at the time and it wasn't until much later that Milankovitch picked up Croll's baton and developed his ideas further.
Coupled with Kurland's vociferous opposition to the Quinn - approved closing of St. Vincent's Hospital, Christine Quinn initiated a vendetta against Kurland, waging a virtual «Anybody but Yetta» campaign that has worked for the benefit of her rival, Corey Johnson, «the youngest» chair of a community board.
But unlike his police counterpart, Patrick Lynch, Mr. Seabrook has managed to keep a friendly relationship with the mayor — while still offering up vociferous opposition to changes to solitary confinement at Rikers Island and other attempts at reforming the violent, scandal - prone jails.
«When I introduced Brightspace to my Grade 10 French Immersion class — I was transitioning from my class website in First Class — and then started using some of its features in class (i.e. the discussion forum), I faced some vociferous opposition from a few of my students,» says Katherine Graham Burra, a teacher with the Limestone District School Board.
Last year, the SBE authorized new charter schools in Bridgeport and Stamford, disregarding the vociferous opposition of the elected school board in each city.
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