All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.    From LearnThat.org.  [Arthur Schopenhauer]

Two bitterly opposed schools of thought.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object) : to oppose a resolution in a debate. ,to oppose advantages to disadvantages.    From Dictionary.com. 

Dr T. anything the west opposed is good for China.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Voices in English » China: A leaking dam?] Reference

Their children were described as opposed to a divorce.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinical Work with Adolescents] Reference

Many small businesses, however, remain opposed to the law.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health Benefits Appear On Rise] Reference

I assume you're saying the list of those opposed is much larger.    From Wordnik.com.  [A List of New York Wineries That Oppose Grocery Stores Sales Proposal] Reference

The GOP gets it and is right to be opposed from a political standpoint.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama, GOP trade barbs in health care fight] Reference

Franklin opposed this step whenever and wherever an opportunity offered.    From Wordnik.com.  [Benjamin Franklin and Canada] Reference

Having said that, I personally remain opposed to having ads in Wikipedia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: December 25, 2005 - December 31, 2005 Archives] Reference

The one thing Cuccinelli has consistently opposed is more education spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not Larry Sabato:] Reference

Latest polling has 53% either in favor of the actual bill or opposed from the left.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » How to “Kill the Bill”] Reference

If he does take the job, he would be coming in opposed by a large numbers of voters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: "If it's on the ballot in November it will pass"] Reference

Why because they know as opposed to read or seen before what they are going through.    From Wordnik.com.  [Responses to Real Manhood] Reference

I remain opposed to this registry for reasons of privacy and consistutional authority.    From Wordnik.com.  [Saltwater Licensing Set For 2010] Reference

On a different topic, I remain opposed to an elected school board, despite this debacle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Racism, the School Board, and Griffin at cvillenews.com] Reference

While a majority of Ohioans remain opposed to the new health care law, the margin is down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Democrats get bump in Ohio] Reference

But the stimulus Castle opposed is the source of the “imperative” funds he now champions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » GOP Senate Candidate Rep. Mike Castle Takes Credit For Over $5 Million In Stimulus Funds He Voted To Kill] Reference

Yet another story by a reporter about what he thinks he knows as opposed to what he actually knows.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: December 2004 Archives] Reference

In Persian "Kúseh" (thin beard) is an insulting term opposed to "Khush-rísh," a well-bearded man.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arabian nights. English] Reference

McCain opposed Internet access taxes, she said, as part of his "consistent record of opposing new taxes.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Telecom lobbyists tied to McCain] Reference

McCain opposed the 2005 Energy Bill, which gave a bunch of new tax subsidies to Exxon; Obama supported the bill.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tuesday Chum Report: The Squishy Oil Barrel - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

I agree with Arcamedies (sp?), PETA will remain opposed to hunting (until the members get hungry enough to hunt).    From Wordnik.com.  [im 14 and whats the deal with videogame companys that are making games about hunting.] Reference

McCain opposed it because he did not want the enlisted soldiers to leave the military after three years of service.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Early Word: Coming (Back) to America - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

This is the one he presented — and one the panelists opposed from the start, for reasons similar to those Israel outlines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters to the Editor] Reference

As freedom advances across a troubled part of the world, it is once again opposed by fanatical adherence of a murderous ideology.    From Wordnik.com.  [08/31/2005] Reference

Sarah Palin opposed the Bridge to Nowhere – FALSE.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Truth Squad: Does the reform bill create 53 new bureaucracies?] Reference

As of Wednesday, 652 of those calling opposed the bill and 746 supported it.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

They cannot be described as opposed to the war if they were, in fact, for it.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Response to Josh Buermann] Reference

Japanese band name opposed to Even idols arn't sage from the credit crunch. kekeke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hello!Blog] Reference

"They are branded on how well they are known as opposed to being known for something," he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [BNP Paribas Courts Image With Tennis] Reference

So my experiences turned me from being apathetic to actively opposed, which is perhaps not good for the BBC's image.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference

But if you want to do that, wouldn't it be better to do it with some people that you actually know as opposed to total strangers?.    From Wordnik.com.  [TheGloss] Reference

"WHITE-MAN'S Government," this is not exclusively, 57, 61; the idea opposed, 207; eloquent passage concerning, 391; answer to, 396.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference

While no particular group has been identified as opposed to the idea, there is a form letter circulating that expresses opposition.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The subtext was that "we were all together, part of the secret society, the world of those who know as opposed to those who don't.".    From Wordnik.com. Reference