growing opposition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgrowingandopposition
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growing
adjective
uk/ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/us/ˈɡroʊ.ɪŋ/
increasing in size ...
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opposition
noun
uk/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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(Definition ofgrowingandoppositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This was seen most obviously in thegrowingoppositionof families to the evacuation of children.
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As the years have passed he has become disillusioned by thegrowingoppositionto his programme, which is not even very radical.
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It was determined to defeat thegrowingoppositionby any means, but wanted to maintain its international recognition as the government of a democratic and independent country.
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The bishops' rigorous policy of enforcing the prescriptions of the prayer book in pursuit of order and uniformity had undoubtedly helped to sharpengrowingoppositionto its origins.
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Although duels continued to occur,growingoppositionmeant that the audience of people who supported duelling became increasingly limited and duels took place in places far from public view.
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These problems have not yet been entirely solved and there is agrowingoppositionto all the options at present available.
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It is also an industry that faces strong andgrowingoppositionand competition from overseas.
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He will also encounter thegrowingoppositionof people who are worried about agriculture and the countryside.
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From the start, there has been solemn resentment andgrowingopposition; and it increases week by week and month by month.
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Unlike many campaigns of opposition from politicians, thegrowingoppositionto the poll tax will eventually win the day.
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This should be an important debate because there isgrowingoppositionto the two proposals to which it relates.
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Local loyalty is still strong and will doubtless add to thisgrowingoppositionto radical reorganisation.
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Is he surprised at thegrowingoppositionthere?
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Is he aware of thegrowingoppositionto this practice?
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What he has said could be either a dramatic retreat or a mean trick aimed at lulling thegrowingopposition.
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There isgrowingoppositionin the countryside, an opposition which, unfortunately, could have disastrous results on the agricultural production which is so essential to this country.
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The posts thus represent the final phase of the duties in the face ofgrowingopposition.
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During the early 19th century this exploitation began to attractgrowingopposition.
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The nascent movement facedgrowingoppositionand persecution.
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