vehement opposition

collocation in English

meaningsofvehementandopposition

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vehement
adjective
uk
/ˈviː.ə.mənt/us
/ˈviː.ə.mənt/
expressing strong feelings, or shown by strong feelings or great energy ...
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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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Often, when there is no other impediment to the granting of permission, the roads service, for no apparent reason, expressesvehementopposition.
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Railway workers have expressed theirvehementoppositionto the deregulation of rail transport both in the two previous packages and in the present one.
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Some have expressed approval, others have expressedvehementopposition.
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Let me ask, then, why it is that there is such a very strong andvehementoppositionto this measure.
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At that time we told him that in the city there wasvehementoppositionto this matter.
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There will also bevehementoppositionfrom the losers.
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They showed their total andvehementoppositionto the legislation.
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There would be even morevehementoppositionno doubt to this proposal from the amalgamated association of burglars, blackmailers and bank robbers.
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For if they are, it will be necessary for meto go into sharp, aggressive, determined, hostile andvehementopposition.
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Although there has not so far been a bipartisan approach to this legislation, at least there has not been thevehementoppositionthat might have been expected.
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We find him determined that entrance charges to our national museums and galleries should be imposed despite thevehementoppositionof the majority of the trustees, curators and directors concerned.
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The marriage went ahead despite the bridegroom'svehementopposition.
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This aroused hisvehementoppositionand revived his interest in writing and publishing.
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His respect for the rights of animals, including avehementoppositionto vivisection has led many modern animal rights activists to look up to him.
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The plan was met withvehementoppositionfrom residents on the isolated side of the bridge.
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Josephinism elicited grudging compliance at best, and more oftenvehementoppositionfrom all sectors in every part of his empire.
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