strong opponent

collocation in English

meaningsofstrongandopponent

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strong
adjective
uk
/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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opponent
noun[C]
uk
/əˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/əˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who disagrees with something and speaks against it or tries to ...
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(Definition ofstrongandopponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The proximity voting decisions of the electorate weigh more heavily on a candidate's behaviour when he or she faces astrongopponent.
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Kreisel was astrongopponentof 'so-called consistency proofs'.
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I have always been a verystrongopponentof female suffrage.
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I am and always have been astrongopponentof the extension of suffrage to women.
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I am, personally, astrongopponentof smacking.
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I am astrongopponentof long speeches.
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I have always been a verystrongopponentof this way of voting and spending money.
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I declare myself as a verystrongopponentof the fluoridation of the public water supply.
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I came away a fairlystrongopponentof interviews with inmates, for reasons which we may be able to discuss at some time in the future.
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It would not worry me, even as astrongopponentof lavish public expenditure, if a few questionable buildings were saved, provided that more of the worth-while ones were preserved.
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It may be a cause of concern to grammar schools that somebody who is such astrongopponentof the selective system welcomes that new arrangement.
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Narmad was astrongopponentof religious fanaticism and orthodoxy.
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He earned a reputation as astrongopponentof big business and monopolies, and was heavily involved with anti-trust legislation.
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During her life, she was astrongopponentof totalitarian ideologies.
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He supported the extension of the rural railway network and was astrongopponentof state aid for religious schools.
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Asked about his retirement, he stated that he wanted to retire while still astrongopponent.
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