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And it's worth noting just how much that opposition has hardened over time, even as the plight of the unemployed has worsened.

Normal rules do not seem to apply, however, when it comes to dishing the dirt on Anwar Ibrahim, the opposition leader.

The ability to put that 40 yards pass on the flanks or the ball over the last line of opposition defense is an absolute must for a DM here.

The extent to which public opposition can block or reverse the building of new nuclear plants will vary between countries.

The opposition was critical of this so-called solidarity with Greece, arguing that it was an irresponsible step.

'We think it would be a mistake to disregard what the Syrian leadership is trying to do with the opposition, ' he said.

Elinor agreed to it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.

For now, Kremlin critics say, the government appears to be trying to disrupt opposition Internet postings, rather than block them.

Nakuru, said he believes Gaddafi is still the capital, "the opposition will be searching for him everywhere. "

He said candidate Dmitry Uss also had been released, after being among seven opposition candidates jailed following Sunday's election.

After just a year as leader of the opposition, it is a little early for apotheosis.

Its leaders in September suspended the construction of a China-backed dam that had been a sore point among its opposition groups.

BATA reaffirms its opposition to plain packaging of tobacco products and believes any such proposals do not hold up to close scrutiny.

Minsk, with a heavy security presence, is usually peaceful, and the political opposition nonviolent.

Opposition groups were also trying to organise themselves into a coalition so that could negotiate with the army.

Opposition politicians continuously pressed him on whether he would rule out that he had talked about the bid with News Corp. personnel.

Funds for infrastructure investment have been blocked by political opposition to privatisation, with which Mrs Gandhi has sometimes sided.

Mr Medvedev's comments appeared to be a warning that he would only tolerate so much genuine opposition.

All this suggests that the government is trying to provoke the opposition to violence.

With a revived opposition mounting a number of large protests, the Islamic Republic ought to be looking across the region with trepidation.

The opposition says it will not back down from its demand for the president's resignation and a rerun of the vote.

President Polk was troubled by this opposition. But he did not think the war would last long.

He said the army troops had been "cut off the armed opposition in Tripoli last weekend scored the posterior. "

And now it looks like a good bet that he will overcome opposition to his economic agenda, which in its own way is no less bold.

Misurata City, an opposition fighters, said on his personal terms, did not listen to the "National Transitional Council" command plans.

The opposition leader who drop ped out of the race called it a useless exercise.

For the moment, though, the mainstream Syrian opposition is nearly uniform in its opposition to a role for Al Qaeda in its popular uprising.

Since the uprising against Col Gaddafi the old Libya flag - with red, black and green bands - has been used as a symbol of opposition.

News of Mr Putin's candidacy, which had been widely expected, was greeted with dismay by the country's small liberal opposition.

He said the road for the opposition has been long and painful, but that victory is at hand.

Connie wondered sometimes if it were a sort of mask to disarm opposition, because it was almost too fixed. Was he really such a sad dog?

That the PP now runs many regions may not help, as some voters may start to see it as an incumbent rather than an opposition.

The President charged head down at the bill introduced by the opposition, with the result that it had to be put on ice.

stood resolute against the enemy; faced with a resolute opposition; a resolute and unshakeable faith.

Another participant concurred, adding that this might help steer political parties towards policy formulation rather than mere opposition.

Interestingly, the most vocal opposition to in-flight cell phone use seems to be coming from those inside the planes.

He said the Greek opposition's decision to support the 27 October bailout package was an important development and "courageous" .

His offer was rejected by the Yemeni opposition which wants him to leave immediately.

He said the SPD would now form a "strong opposition" , in particular fighting to keep the nuclear power plant phase-out.

I wasn't sure whether the unprecedented act was more a gesture of support for me or opposition to what was going on in Congress.

Opposition politicians told the BBC that many trees had been been cut down in the area, to make way for development schemes.

Banri Kaieda, the trade minister, did nothing for his chances when he broke down in tears under opposition attack.

Mr Yeo and his slate aside, both opposition and government can claim some sort of satisfaction from the election result, as can voters.

Raymond commented that how come the BN component parties had so much talk on him and yet the opposition keep total "silent" on the issue.

Over time, it became apparent that the US would not live up to its commitment, owing, as now, to opposition in the Senate.

Opposition to GMOs is one of the factors that have made organic products a $25-billion-a-year market in the United States.

If the opposition were to be brave enough to resist hanging, it would be blamed for every subsequent murder.

Near Manama, Bahrain, the police fired tear gas at protesters in a Shiite village. This photograph was released by an opposition group.

And a time limit of not less than one month shall be set for the creditors to file opposition.

The death of Montazeri has galvanised the opposition Green Movement, which had been seeking to keep alive protests over the election.

The British were less clear, although there was more support than opposition for a "capitalist" system.

IN HIS campaign for the general election on August 21st, Tony Abbott, the opposition leader, has run into a problem with women.

Before opposition forces gained control of Tripoli, evacuation by boat was the only safe route out of the city.

they would not be so hurt, and therefore would not drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it.

Antonis Samaras, leader of the opposition New Democracy party, said he would vote against the austerity programme in parliament.

Intellectuals and members of the opposition can be kept down by his security forces; the masses, when they stir, may be harder to handle.

We target every large vehicle that we think is theirs to be used against the opposition and civilians who are trying to stand against him.

Opposition web sites and television channels have repeatedly aired the video, which shows blood gushing from her body as she dies.

The mourning ceremony quickly turned into a tense standoff between the police and opposition supporters.

Greater post-trade transparency would make it harder for the opposition to complain about the opaque nature of their business.

Some Afghans suspected the school closure might have had political motives to avoid demonstrations by the political opposition.

ONE of the startling features of India's economic progress is how much opposition it stirs at home.

SO FAR, barely a week after the opposition captured the bulk of Tripoli, things have gone astonishingly well.

Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif calls it "a prelude to a revolution" . He made it to the rally by defying an order for his house arrest.

I worked hard on an energy plan against stiff opposition, but I had made a powerful adversary in APL, which had offices in most counties.

Yet Mrs Merkel faces mounting opposition at home from those who think she has been too ready to help the likes of Greece and Portugal.

The main Turkish opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has called for the trials to be broadcast to help establish the truth.

U. S. President George Bush is facing opposition from members of his own party who object to the cost of the plan.

She was such a clever player that she always ate up the opposition.

Controlling the flow of transgenic genes into the wild via pollen and seeds has been a major source of public opposition to biotech crops.

Also up for praise were the opposition, as Debrecen's performance was more than enough to impress Lucas.

As the president was fleeing, leaders of the Opposition were negotiating with members of his administration about a transfer of power.

Aristide certainly made mistakes and was often his own worst enemy, but the political opposition never really cooperated with him.

The match against the Andriy Shevchenko-led opposition went well, even if a debut goal proved just a little too much to ask.

The opposition thinks Mr Bozo and his colleagues would be better employed trying to fix the mess in the oil industry.

UK-based spokesman for the Libyan opposition group, the Transitional National Council, says Mr Ghanem is on his way to a European country.

The mayor of Chisinau, an opposition leader Dorin Chirtoaca said the protest had not been planned.

This bond has allowed him to pull off the remarkable trick of posing as the leader of the opposition to his own incompetent government.

Boston's Logan International Airport spent more than 30 years trying to overcome community opposition to a new runway.

The cabinet has no independent power and can't deliver reforms or meet the demands of the opposition on its own.

However, the Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei said he believes the army is just taking over to ensure a smooth transition.

The assassination of a secular opposition leader is forcing an Islamist-led government to give ground. But how much?

With an election approaching, Mr Erdogan may merely be trying to keep the nationalist opposition out of parliament by wooing its voters.

It is the latest of the party's beliefs to be junked by Angela Merkel, as she tries to steal opposition ideas before the next election.

But such a policy would not suddenly turn the opposition into a fighting force.

For all its chaos, however, Ukraine is now a recognisable democracy with free media and a strong opposition.

Opposition politicians, newspaper columnists and a disaffected former foreign minister are beginning to find their voice.

Ukraine badly needs a united government and a constructive opposition if it is finally to deal with its daunting economic problems.

Displeased with her opposition, Lenin relieved her of her responsibilities and sent her to Norway as a diplomat.

vexation seems to be arosed by something , but , actually, it stems from your denial and opposition of the coming truth .

It is the latest of the party's beliefs to be junked by Angela Merkel, as she tries to steal opposition ideas before the next election.

But such a policy would not suddenly turn the opposition into a fighting force.

For all its chaos, however, Ukraine is now a recognisable democracy with free media and a strong opposition.

He called it an unfortunate accident and said the opposition had conferred with NATO commanders on ways to prevent it from happening again.

Opposition politicians, newspaper columnists and a disaffected former foreign minister are beginning to find their voice.

Ukraine badly needs a united government and a constructive opposition if it is finally to deal with its daunting economic problems.

Displeased with her opposition, Lenin relieved her of her responsibilities and sent her to Norway as a diplomat.

vexation seems to be arosed by something , but , actually, it stems from your denial and opposition of the coming truth .

Teach for America has no official preference for or opposition to any candidate, said Kevin Huffman, a spokesman for the group.

It had, however unconvincingly, appropriated the reform discourse of the opposition and shifted to a subtler, neo-authoritarian mode.

Teach for America has no official preference for or opposition to any candidate, said Kevin Huffman, a spokesman for the group.

It had, however unconvincingly, appropriated the reform discourse of the opposition and shifted to a subtler, neo-authoritarian mode.

They soon found a great deal of opposition from the workers.

In several deadly incidents, security forces fired at opposition members in an attempt to stop them from reaching the stadium.

Turnout was as low as 33% partly due to a boycott by the opposition candidate Winston Tubman, who alleged fraud in the first round.

He, assuming a false opposition where there was no difference of opinion, talked to the wind and told me what I know.

The opposition leader is trying to hold the president to his statement last year that he would resign, if he lost popular support.

Red berets shot at opposition supporters until they ran out of bullets, then continued to kill with bayonets and knives.

The opposition's rehabilitation began with a strong showing in big cities in a regional vote two years ago.

The idea of a loyal opposition still sounds in many parts of the world like a contradiction in terms.

The idea of a loyal opposition still sounds in many parts of the world like a contradiction in terms.

Another US delegate said informally that US opposition to mandatory cuts in emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide had not changed.

Two years after making historic gains in a general election, the opposition is going through a bit of a wobble.

Opposition forces are often brutally suppressed, and there has been a systematic abandonment of ethnic and religious minorities.

Right, and there it could face a lot of opposition. At least four of the justices are rumored to be in loveless marriages themselves.

Any mishandling of relations with China will result in criticism by opposition lawmakers, and perhaps from those in his own party as well.

All this should provide fodder for the opposition in the run-up to a general election on June 12th.

Claude started as he meant to go on, gliding around in front of the defence, disrupting the opposition and distributing the ball with care.

It's as though some Europeans are confused about their identity and are now trying to construct one in opposition to Islam.

By Sunday evening in Damascus, there was a growing sense of despair and impotence among opposition figures and international officials.

By Sunday evening in Damascus, there was a growing sense of despair and impotence among opposition figures and international officials.

Yes, that's right. There was a bit of opposition to the move but we finally convinced everyone it would payoff.

Clashes between the ruling and opposition parties have already led to an embarrassing vacancy at the helm of the Bank of Japan.

Cameron, a Conservative, seems to have support for a potential crackdown, even from members of the opposition Labor Party.

The United States is already in direct contact with the opposition forces, who will also be represented in London.

He had been played up so long by his deputy, that he never expected, such opposition as he now had to face.

China is likely to sympathise with another of Mrs Clinton's talking points: opposition to any nuclear ambitions Burma might have.

But on occasion, as she did recently, she points her N Pole toward the Sun and the oncoming Planet X, leaning into opposition.

The general followed out his plan of attack in spite of the opposition from his staff.

The missing ingredient that might have turned the election into a contest was a credible opposition.

Mugabe said last December that he was tired of working with the opposition party, which he said "lacked ideology and policies. "

The Opposition speaker accused the British Government of leading the country up the garden path on the question of civil defence.

The opposition has demanded the president's resignation and fresh elections to be held within the next three months.

It did, however, set off a ripple effect, as opposition groups across the Middle East began to ask: Why not us?

For the natural liu Yang to her madly, but cannot marry her mother resolute opposition, two wars again lift, intensified.

"Why, to see you, as it were, setting yourself in opposition to the law of your country. "

Mr Hollande also urged the Syrian opposition to form a government of national unity, which he said France would recognize.

In the event that the Queen accepts, I shall advise her to invite the leader of the Opposition to form a government.

Kissinger has no curiosity at all: he never looks behind the curtain, let alone listens to spokesmen of the Chinese opposition.

President Bush says opposition demands to pull U. S. troops out of Iraq by October would embolden the enemy.

The next day he said he would step down at the end of year but the opposition immediately rejected that offer.

Nothing to be surprised about. For me it was even more surprising to see for how long he was pretending to be in opposition.

Russian politicians sometimes sound like opposition leaders, and Mr Medvedev makes pledges as if he were a presidential candidate.

The opposition candidates face a challenge trying to persuade voters to choose their promises over the president's record.

He gives this team so much confidence and having him in goal also gives us a massive psychological advantage over the opposition ". "

It was the strength of that opposition which drove the subject onto the agenda at Nagoya.

Mr Su said he would not let the TSU's opposition stop him.

The "deeper reason" was understood to be political opposition, and that could send you straight to prison or to the firing squad.

Musharraf's sinking popularity has spurred speculation that he might declare a state of emergency to smother vocal opposition.

In the past two years of opposition, it has rediscovered one great strength, a belief in small government that George Bush foolishly shed.

It would be impossible to insist too much on the arbitrary nature of the former opposition between art and philosophy.

The opposition are trying to stir up feelings of dissatisfaction among the voters.

by strong political opposition . If Chesapeake were to secure Chinese investment for a substantial stake in an onshore U.

Visibly shaken, Mr. Berlusconi left the lower house without speaking publicly, while members of the opposition called on him to resign.

He said the opposition was open to foreign troops training rebel fighters.

Obama showed interest in tackling those expensive entitlement programs and urged the opposition party to work with him to do so.

For all that, politicians from within his own party, as well as the opposition, are plotting to oust Mr Kan.

But residents are not embracing the opposition, which he said suffered from the same lack of direction as the governing party.

He married a Canadian girl despite the opposition from his mother.

Mr Ozawa's supporters believe he promises the sort of strong leadership that would let him build coalitions with the opposition.

Meanwhile, the opposition, which dismissed Mr Assad's speech out of hand, is trying to draw the silent majority into its movement.

Libyan opposition forces trying to oust Moammar Gadhafi from his four decades in power are heading to China to seek support.

The opposition, at least until it rallied around the cause of corruption, has been unfocused.

Today there may not always be bitter opposition by the world against the church, but there cannot be fellowship between them.

However, this idea had generated a great deal of opposition at home, where many argue China is still a relatively poor country.

The next election is not due until 2012, and a fractious opposition seems unable to topple his minority government.

This tension will go on and on; I cannot see any solution at the moment, neither the government takes a step back nor the opposition.

At the end of the meeting with the leader of the opposition, the Obama also did not have even dinner, on the back snow storms in WA.

In its opposition to dictatorship, feudalism and foreign intervention, it was like the Spanish Civil War.

He described his mission as an effort to turn Thailand's opposition protest movement into a full blown rebellion.

The leader of the coalition of opposition groups, Roza Otunbayeva, said the caretaker government was working on restoring order.

The next day, he changed out of his uniform, slipped out a side door, and ran to join the opposition.

Sarkozy said he was determined to see the law passed and accused the opposition of parliamentary manoeuvring.

She has another reason for her opposition: in a few weeks a hangman is due to slip a noose around her son's neck.

Dingell's plan could still face opposition in the Senate, but looks as though it will have the support necessary to make it into law.

So far, the U. S. and its allies have preferred to shore up the political arm of Syria's opposition.

Yettaw says he broke into the opposition leader's house to warn her of a vision he had that she would be assassinated.

Such a lean into opposition would also place the Sun too far to the North, which had been noted of late on various message boards.

Among Libya's opposition, most people, though by no means all, seem ready to accept Western help.

A man is to carry himself in the presence of all opposition, as if every thing were titular and ephemeral but he.

When he gave them his name, they informed him that, as an actor, he was a member of the opposition.

United States senior generals said the profit situation was deadlocked after Lee opposition said the NATO air attack killed five people.

Australia's government, too, seems to be wavering in its opposition to mandatory emissions caps.

He accused certain circles in the opposition of trying to politicize the police probe.

The opposition said the air strikes is to address the airport and an opposition stronghold Bulei Jia.

opposition was especially strong in africa under augustine , who for nine years had been a hearer.

A day earlier, his son, also an opposition politician, was suspended from parliament for a year.

When an electric current flows through a wire, it meets some opposition. The opposition referred to as resistance.

The investigation comes as opposition politicians say Prime Minister Naoto Kan's office appeared to have meddled in the recovery operation.

The past eight years of a DPP president and opposition-controlled legislature have led to incessant bickering and little action.

The lack of a credible reformist opposition has long been a weakness of Turkish democracy.

Various groups within the opposition are trying to unite in order to present themselves to the undecided as a credible alternative.

More people will live close to a typical European drilling site, so opposition to drilling permits is likely to be louder.

The opposition accuses the president of trying to divide the country along racial lines.

Opposition to embryonic stem-cell research has been somewhat subdued since the last presidential election; but it has never gone away.

It is often believed, however, that competition and cooperation are in [FS: PAGE]opposition to each other.

But the opposition camp is split three ways, between those loyal to her, a reformist wing and former leaders who have now left the BNP.

The opposition party says that census should be conducted by an independent electoral body, not the Conde government.

If he is allowed to crush the opposition, it would chill pro-democracy movements across the Arab world.

Nevertheless, Republican opposition to his nomination appeared to strengthen during and after the hearing.

Still, Indians typically have it against incumbents; they now seem ready to give the opposition a hearing.

Anyway, we got a good friendly match, we had a very good opposition, who did not surrender and allow us to walk through them.

Since the people would be glad to have him triumph over all opposition and be the first man in the state.

President Giorgio Napolitano signed it into law, prompting one opposition leader, Antonio Di Pietro, to call for his impeachment.

The lawyer representing the leading Venezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales has said he had formally sought political asylum in Peru.

Up to now, the Libyan opposition leaders to reject any form of cease-fire, including Gaddafi's son to step down or conditions.

The main opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has said the confessions were the product of torture.

But the opposition Democratic Party (PD) vetoed the plan, so the new government has no political figures at all.

Toner said the Syrian opposition is evolving and is coming together despite the pressure from the Assad regime.

Already, Republicans are lining up in opposition to a government-directed jobs initiative.

Pre-election hopes that Mr Yanukovich would face strong opposition from her are yet to be fulfilled.

It is often believed, however, that competition and cooperation are in opposition to each other.

Attempts to send peacekeepers to Sudan, or to impose sanctions on Iran, may be frustrated by Chinese opposition.

In an address to the nation, President Mutharika said nothing would be solved by violence and that he would talk to the opposition.

It may not be so bad. The client has no opposition to a rescheduled time, and doesn't seem upset.

The two are united in historical materialism and there is no question of their being in opposition.

Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members waved fistfuls of money in the air, alleging that they had been offered bribes to abstain.

All this is beginning to change for the better, despite fierce opposition from teachers unions to virtually every important reform.

One of the hunger strikers argues with a senior opposition politician who has come to try to convince them to end the strike.

The lawmakers cautioned, however, that such a deal could be a hard sell, given the widespread opposition to Mr. Zelaya in Congress.

Both the centre-right, which lost its majority but stayed in power, and the left-wing opposition, vowed to have nothing to do with it.

Opposition speakers accused the chancellor of not squaring up to the realities of a major trade recession.

A few days ago, the opposition formally asked the British government to review if Abhisit has used his citizenship rights in the past.

Gaddafi's son Saif said the air strikes intended to frighten the opposition and regain some oil facilities.

Jesus frequently put himself in opposition to the Jewish religious hierachy of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

The third part is the form of opposition to the word ugly in poetry to promote the construction of the structure should be.

Remember that in May, its sister bill PIPA passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee in just two weeks and with almost no opposition.

Critics of EU membership, led by the Independence Party, will find it easy to stir opposition.

"And you do not cooperate. " The walls of his office made clear that the regime saw the opposition less as a threat than an affront.

Mr Tusk has been unable to draw Mr Kaczynski into a live debate: the opposition leader prefers firing off grand statements at long range.

Real estate advisers came in early amid a vacuum; there was no opposition to overcome from an entrenched domestic industry.

TWENTY YEARS OF reform in Australia did not roll off without resistance, so sweeteners were needed to buy off opposition.

Now that her opposition was out of the way, he had all of his time to devote to the consideration of his own error.

Rioting broke out in two towns in the northern Copperbelt province, a stronghold of the opposition candidate Michael Sata.

But the commander of an artillery training unit outside Benghazi, Mustafa Sagisli, said the opposition forces were making progress.

President Obama has said he does not rule out supplying American weapons to opposition figures in Libya.

The Prime Minister kept on TOP of the Opposition more by their ineptitude than by his own skill.

But President Obama recognized that, for the most part , Republican opposition remains one of the biggest challenges to his plans.

I'm deeply skeptical of any claim that in fact it was the opposition that used chemical weapons.

American diplomats said they did not fully understand the specific composition of the Libyan opposition.

Opposition parties were quick to paint the visit as the result of an incoherent foreign policy by the Democratic Party of Japan.

" A senator with the opposition party said: " It is the Italians who are sick of him.

Shortly after, the comic blogger Beppe Grillo decided to stand for the leadership of the Democratic party, the main opposition party.

He would not drive the child into opposition by resenting and resisting it.

Residents of the city began to stream into streets to welcome the opposition troops and celebrate for the collapse of Gadhafi's rule.

With opposition from the dark Ones we try to stealthily move towards our objectives without their knowledge.

Protest organizers said the opposition would make no concessions until Mubarak leaves office.

Middle East analysts Khoury said the government would not hesitate to continue to use force against opposition.

Opposition parties which had pushed for the no-confidence motion emphasised that they would continue to seek to topple Mr Kan.

Tax revolts, which had sprung up all across the country in opposition to government, sadly faded away.