Opponent (or opposing) armies. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An opposing vote. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to oppose a resolution in a debate. ,to oppose advantages to disadvantages. From Dictionary.com.
The LibDems have been staunch in opposing this Bill. From Wordnik.com. [Where Were You Then Tony?] Reference
His integrity in opposing the Iraq war from the beginning. From Wordnik.com. [Apollo's Daughter :: November 15th, 2008] Reference
They are opposing social change in opposing Proposition K. From Wordnik.com. [I have come to the conclusion that nobody is serious about wanting to stop trafficking. « Bound, Not Gagged] Reference
Today, they are as hated as Yankees in opposing ballparks. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Twins' celebration is doubly sweet] Reference
Your need to place people in opposing camps is your business. From Wordnik.com. [Better Bubbles] Reference
The Washington Monthly, in opposing these tax breaks, has a problem, though. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Local Subsidies for Business Relocation] Reference
They are obviously kowtowing to the banking industry in opposing these reforms. From Wordnik.com. [GOP Senators united in opposition to current financial reform bill] Reference
Bill Clinton said Sept. 25 that he had been "wrong" in opposing same-sex marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Politics] Reference
They must take another step by drafting a WR who strikes fear in opposing defenses. From Wordnik.com. ['08 NFL draft: AFC team needs] Reference
He went too far on the opposite side in opposing the friends 'false charge of hypocrisy. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
I agree with the opposition in opposing this bill until further facts come out about it. From Wordnik.com. [Obama touts financial reform, says GOP stance 'deceptive'] Reference
Stopping people in opposing parties from getting phone calls in the lead up to an election. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » New Presidential Memorandum Permits Intelligence Director To Authorize Telcos To Lie Without Violating Securities Law] Reference
On the contrary, we were active in opposing the system, and wanted the best tools for the job. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: November 25, 2001 - December 1, 2001 Archives] Reference
'It is entirely characteristic of the means men will stoop to use in opposing the Women's Cause.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
If they are unanimous in opposing, should not we be so in maintaining, the interests of the gospel?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
In New York, Revere America has invested heavily in opposing the re-election bids of Democratic Reps. From Wordnik.com. [Revere America: Pataki's Anti-Health Care Group Likely Backed By Wealthy Florida Developer] Reference
Our protest is against the action of the Government in opposing Woman Suffrage, and against that alone. From Wordnik.com. [Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences] Reference
McCree, Machowsky and Savannah officials all said they are not aware of another music label opposing the. From Wordnik.com. [Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal] Reference
I consider that the Lancashire people did very ill service to the Empire in opposing preference in India. From Wordnik.com. [The Progress of Imperial Preference] Reference
Every news report describes Congressional offices flooded with emails and phone calls opposing the bailout. From Wordnik.com. [Sweetness & Light] Reference
We must answer, another day, not only for our enmity in opposing truth, but for our cowardice in defending it. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Osterloo, like Leonora, possesses what Baillie calls “great active courage in opposing danger” (Works 229). From Wordnik.com. [The Liberating and Debilitating Imagination in Joanna Baillies Orra and The Dream] Reference
They can hope for no good success in opposing so powerful a kingdom, with which they are utterly unable to contend. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Therefore, "in opposing socialism, this same sentimental advantage must be claimed and held for the anti-socialist view.". From Wordnik.com. [Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583] Reference
Multiparty democracies like ours require trust between elites in opposing parties if democracy is to function effectively. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
This gibe echoes that of Dos Passos, but Nasaw very fairly shows that Carnegie was sincere in opposing imperialism and war. From Wordnik.com. [Rich Man’s Burden] Reference
Virginia allowed four sacks Saturday to a Georgia Tech defense not known for its constant presence in opposing teams 'backfields. From Wordnik.com. [Georgia Tech 33, Virginia 21: Three up, three down] Reference
Wirsén was also successful in opposing an award to Ibsen and to Strindberg, and he almost kept it from going to Selma Lagerlöf. From Wordnik.com. [Winning the Nobel Prize] Reference
At dinner recenttly, he was clear in opposing another moon race-and was fully opposed to a U.S. human landing on the moon-period. From Wordnik.com. [Why Some Say the Moon? - NASA Watch] Reference
It's as predictable as headlines proclaiming that Republicans are unified in opposing Obama on something we really really need. From Wordnik.com. [Ahmadinejad slams U.S. at Tehran nuclear conference] Reference
Shane Battier may be held up by some as a poster child for college athletics, but he's not the most popular player in opposing arenas. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Final Four notebook] Reference
All the polls show that the Liberal Democrats speak for the majority of the British people in opposing this shameful state of affairs. From Wordnik.com. [Fragile as a whole and stable nowhere] Reference
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