Sentences with phrase «widespread hostility»

"Widespread hostility" refers to a situation where there is a large amount of anger, hatred, or unfriendliness towards someone or something, often by many people or in many places. Full definition
Another survivor's story described Captain Fraser's death from natural causes, but Eliza's stories inspired widespread hostility towards Aborigines.
When the Irish arrived en masse, they were met with widespread hostility from those who viewed them as competition for jobs and housing.
When he left, the Republican right was «unleashed,» poised to drive the party in its own direction (and that of the Reagan presidency) by capitalizing on widespread hostility toward the cultural changes of the 1970s that many believed had been foisted upon America by ideological liberals.
Addressing a molecular medicine congress, Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and a founder of the Human Genome Project, urged Germany to overcome widespread hostility to genetics research and focus on the great benefits that applying genome research can offer humankind.
Yet at the time, Edwards and Steptoe had to fight widespread hostility.
I disagree Daan, I think there is widespread hostility to electoral reform amongst much of the Labour Party membership.
The final section will also consider the artist's post-war reputation, from the widespread hostility provoked by the 1945 - 6 V&A exhibition which re-ignited many of the fierce debates about modern art that first raged before the First World War, to the phenomenally successful survey of his career at the Tate in 1960.
However, the picture could prove worse for Trump if elected, even with a Republican Congress, given the widespread hostility towards him within his own party.
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