vigorous opposition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofvigorousandopposition
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vigorous
adjective
uk/ˈvɪɡ.ər.əs/us/ˈvɪɡ.ɚ.əs/
very forceful ...
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opposition
noun
uk/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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By contrast, reforms that impose severe losses on unions are likely to engender much morevigorousoppositionfrom the labour movement.
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They believe that a great and fundamental breach is being made in the law of trespass, and they are offering their mostvigorousopposition.
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Our colleagues in another place continued thatvigorousopposition.
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The result of ourvigorousoppositionto the clause is plain to see.
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In view of the effect this will have on the industry, one can well understand the industry'svigorousoppositionto the new time scale.
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We remember theirvigorousoppositionto its inception.
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I can only say that such a proposal will receive the mostvigorousoppositionfrom those on this side.
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It would provoke the most determined andvigorousoppositionboth inside and outside parliament.
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It is a warning to us, and we realise that nothing but the mostvigorousoppositionon our part will be of any avail.
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In place of competitors who were largely compelled to operate obsolete and often uneconomic aircraft there looms this new possibility of morevigorousopposition.
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I hope that we shall seevigorousoppositionto the strange logic of the proposals in the ensuing months.
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That idea has been met withvigorousoppositionfrom pedestrian and cycling groups.
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It is inevitable that when we try to reduce the burdens on firms, proposals meetvigorousopposition from the existing bureaucracy and some politicians.
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That was described asvigorousopposition.
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They put upvigorousopposition.
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I suppose that that was really why we had such a lack of determined andvigorousoppositionon this occasion: they knew they were on very weak ground.
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I note that there will be the mostvigorousoppositionto the proposed timetabling motion, which has been drawn only with proper consideration of all the issues involved.
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I have no objection tovigorousopposition.
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The first column, however, faced morevigorousoppositionon the right of the front.
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