Example sentences of "his opposition to the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opening the two-day conference , John Gummer renewed his attack on form filling and red tape inherent in the reformed CAP and again declared his opposition to the development of supply controls , such as compulsory land set-aside and the extension of the quota system . |
| 2 | His persistence and single-minded determination made him enemies , and his opposition to the granting of new liquor licences offended vested interests and lost him re-election in 1895 . |
| 3 | He is embroiled in a controversy over his opposition to the ordination of woman priests in the church he has served for more than 40 years , the last 23 as bishop . |
| 4 | . ’ Gibbon had followed up his opposition to the girl by ‘ acts of personal hostility to me ’ . |
| 5 | In 1976 , Mr Clark Hutchison underlined his opposition to the establishment of a Scottish assembly by making an unsuccessful attempt to block Government plans to spend £1 million on the purchase and conversion of the Royal High School , Edinburgh , to house the Scottish assembly . |
| 6 | After some preliminary remarks about the Labour party 's support for the police , he went on to outline his opposition to the view of the riots as essentially anti-police outbursts : |
| 7 | His opposition to the use of Heaton Park for the benefit is supported by Liberal Democrat Victor D'Albert . |
| 8 | Brought into the Cabinet by Bolger , Peters toned down his criticism but made no secret of his opposition to the policy of spending cuts . |
| 9 | ( Hence Scargill was strong in his opposition to the extension of nuclear power , explicitly on safety grounds , but implicitly because of its impact on his members ' jobs . ) |