Example sentences of "['s] opposition to [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Republican Senator John C. Danforth , the self-appointed mediator between the two sides , expressed his dismay over Bush 's opposition to a provision of Danforth 's proposed compromise bill which would prohibit employers from adopting employment standards which were not directly related to job performance . |
| 2 | Unofficially it was suggested that the rift related to Dogan 's opposition to a campaign by the President 's wife , Semra Özal , to assume leadership of the Istanbul branch of the Motherland Party ( ANAP ) . |
| 3 | Between 1935 and 1939 Nizan 's opposition to the spread of fascism within the fabric of French society became progressively more hostile , more ferocious . |
| 4 | Meanwhile pacifists were generally content with the abstract moralizing suggested by the Manchester Guardian 's opposition to the formation of a Liberal Foreign Affairs Committee on the grounds that the ‘ success or failure [ of foreign policy ] depends on the application of a few simple principles to facts which as a rule are not very numerous nor very complicated . ’ |
| 5 | The announcement , regarded by analysts as a reversal of Egypt 's commitment to a regional defence pact , was reportedly due to Egypt 's opposition to the involvement of non-Arab powers , including Iran and Turkey , in regional security arrangements . |
| 6 | Referring to barristers ' opposition to the extension of rights of audience , he said Lord Mackay had withstood enormous pressures . |