considerable opposition

collocation in English

meaningsofconsiderableandopposition

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considerable
adjective
uk
/kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bəl/us
/kənˈsɪd.ɚ.ə.bəl/
large or of ...
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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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(Definition ofconsiderableandoppositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Her reforms, her history, her pamphlets arousedconsiderableoppositionamong conservatives, despite what may seem to us the limited scope of their claims.
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He proposed that the boundaries of cells presentedconsiderableoppositionto the passage of dyes, from within outwards as well as in the reverse direction.
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Even being educated at home might be achieved only in the face ofconsiderableopposition.
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Measures aimed at explicitly rationing health-care resources, using budget ceilings and/or cuts, capitation, and reimbursement denials, have met withconsiderableopposition(9;22;24).
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Before the summer, there wasconsiderableoppositionfrom farming unions to a selective cull.
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There was at first, as we all know,considerableoppositionfrom and on behalf of local authorities.
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Veryconsiderableoppositionwas expressed in the other place.
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It is true that there has beenconsiderableoppositionfrom agriculture and farmers in the past.
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There wasconsiderableoppositionto the application at the local inquiry, and many important points were raised.
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There has beenconsiderableoppositionto the extension of the airport, largely because of the noise factor.
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Consultation on setting up the new service showedconsiderableoppositionto the term "welfare".
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There would have beenconsiderableoppositionto it and considerable discussion on it that evening.
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Indeed, when this project was first before the trade there was not unnaturally a veryconsiderableopposition, a very considerable suspicion.
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Driving instructors expressedconsiderableoppositionto publishing the bank of questions to which they could be exposed.
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As a result, plans have been produced which, as we heard today, have generatedconsiderableopposition.
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In particular, there isconsiderableoppositionto the block grant.
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Therefore, it is really a matter of prejudice to suggest that there is anyconsiderableoppositionto this proposal within the profession.
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There is possibly the further point that there has beenconsiderableoppositionto making the advance that we have made in regard to public houses.
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There would beconsiderableoppositionto the reduction of tariffs as regards other industries.
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Nevertheless, the orders increasing the level of light dues have attractedconsiderableoppositionfrom those involved both in the shipping industry and in the ports.
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