determined opposition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdeterminedandopposition
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determined
adjective
uk/dɪˈtɜː.mɪnd/us/dɪˈtɝː.mɪnd/
wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to ...
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opposition
noun
uk/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌɑː.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
strong ...
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(Definition ofdeterminedandoppositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The government survived on a number of very close votes against adeterminedopposition.
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There is no good blinking the fact that in the past some of the mostdeterminedoppositionto economic equality has come from fellow workers.
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The last attitude which ought to be encouraged is one ofdeterminedoppositionto anything new.
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We have met with persistent anddeterminedoppositionand obstruction from the employers in the matter of granting compensation.
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However, two nations expresseddeterminedoppositionin referendums.
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From the outset we have expresseddeterminedoppositionto both acts.
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It is not ourdeterminedoppositionto it but the change in status that has made stability the second casualty of the agreement.
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I share the concern anddeterminedoppositionof my constituents to the introduction of the student loan system.
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Yet you have never told us what steps you mean to take when you meet with thisdeterminedopposition.
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It is their business to criticise, not always in an unfriendly spirit, or in a spirit ofdeterminedopposition.
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History is full of examples of airborne forces suffering heavy casualties in the face ofdeterminedopposition.
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I do not necessarily accept that there isdeterminedopposition.
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Such measures have not worked in other countries wheredeterminedoppositionhas arisen.
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I believe there is a very strong,determinedoppositionto conscription in this country.
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In other words, we would not seek to force through a vote in the teeth of adeterminedopposition.
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Indeed, is not the force with which we pretend to support them becoming a sham which would dissolve in a moment if it met any solid anddeterminedopposition?
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If you want to put in concrete floors, whether up or down, you will meet withdeterminedoppositionfrom those who will have to inhabit the houses.
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It is obvious that it has little power to affect the position in the face ofdeterminedoppositionby well-armed forces in any part of the world.
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Afterdeterminedopposition, the words were excluded.
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