overwhelming opposition

collocation in English

meaningsofoverwhelmingandopposition

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overwhelming
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/
difficult to ...
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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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(Definition ofoverwhelmingandoppositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I can tell him in advance that the consultation will revealoverwhelmingoppositionto his proposal.
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This policy could not possibly work against theoverwhelmingoppositionof ordinary trade unionists.
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Yes, perhaps improper, to insist on that view in the face of theoverwhelmingoppositionof another place.
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There isoverwhelmingoppositionamong all our constituents to this tax.
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Despite many letters expressingoverwhelmingopposition, planning permission has been granted by the city council.
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It is that policy which has aroused theoverwhelmingoppositionof the medical profession.
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The response wasoverwhelmingoppositionto fur farming and an overwhelming desire to see it ended.
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On every occasion, there has beenoverwhelmingoppositionbut it has counted for nothing at all.
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It is one thing to say that such a transfer should not happen in the face ofoverwhelmingoppositionfrom tenants.
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Given theoverwhelmingoppositionto more faith schools, we need to debate the issue.
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I must express the views of my constituents, who have shown their wholehearted andoverwhelmingopposition.
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Even though it facesoverwhelmingoppositionfrom local residents, it is still being considered.
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Despite thatoverwhelmingopposition, however, the proposals went ahead.
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There has beenoverwhelmingoppositionto the proposal.
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There isoverwhelmingoppositionfrom general practitioners, nurses, trade unionists, industry, elected representatives and the public as a whole.
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It shows theoverwhelmingoppositionin the area to these misguided proposals.
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For example, in my borough, at the district general hospital, there isoverwhelmingoppositionto what is being proposed.
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It is one thing to say that such a transfer should not happen in the face ofoverwhelmingopposition.
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Certainly any proposal for a free-for-all would meet withoverwhelmingopposition.
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That point seems to me to sum up beautifully the reason for theoverwhelmingoppositionto these orders by both farmers and conservation interests.
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