But they stopped short of saying that their anger at the president would translate into direct political opposition.

Pitt assured the King that he would not go into direct opposition against the government.

This brought the king and the count into direct opposition.

Above all, the continuing peace negotiations were in direct opposition to war.

But the thoughts which it inscribed were in direct opposition to what might well have been expected.

This, however, is in almost direct opposition of the film's prequel.

So we headed north, in direct opposition to the path that had brought us to the port.

These views can often be in direct opposition to each other.

None of them wanted to be first in direct opposition.

They are in direct opposition to the principles that we stand for.