continued opposition

collocation in English

meaningsofcontinuedandopposition

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continued
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/us
/kənˈtɪn.juːd/
still happening, existing, ...
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opposition
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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(Definition ofcontinuedandoppositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In addition,continuedoppositionof environmental activists to the large-scale use of acaricides and insecticides in general has stimulated interest in alternative approaches to tick control.
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It did this despitecontinuedoppositionfrom the party opposite and, incidentally, despite many legal pundits who thought that it was not possible.
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I support him in hiscontinuedoppositionto them.
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I have outlined a few of the reasons for ourcontinuedoppositionto the arguments that lie behind these new clauses.
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Twenty-six petty sessions areas were eventually amalgamated despite thecontinuedoppositionof the bench concerned and in 10 cases the bench was supported by an existing county magistrates' courts committee.
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As matters have progressed, however, it is difficult to understand the rationale behind theircontinuedopposition, because argument after argument has been disposed of, and petitions have been withdrawn.
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The incident appears to have demonstrated his statesmanship, for he secured concessions which would have been irretrievably lost bycontinuedopposition.
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This period of railway development was not smooth sailing, and there wascontinuedoppositionto the railway on a number of fronts.
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The stationary engineers faced technological change andcontinuedoppositionfrom employers who feared a broader union of workers in this critical area.
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Despitecontinuedoppositionfrom the shareholders, he persuaded a group of miners to work the lowest levels of the mine.
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Brunel resigned from his position, frustrated by thecontinuedoppositionfrom the chairman.
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