Both opponents strongly opposed the death penalty, and criticized Snyder for her previous comments.

Supporters and opponents of the trial bitterly oppose one another.

Surely, he thought, if he packed no deadly physical threat, his opponents would oppose him on his own terms.

Such statements exhibit a predilection for collectivist principles that opponents of the estate tax have long opposed on moral grounds.

My opponent opposes the reforms because he gets so much money from teachers' unions.

Its potential to reduce the abortion rate was enormous, and opponents of abortion generally did not oppose it.

"My opponent opposes a ban on partial-birth abortions," he said.

Last winter my opponent opposed the plan to use the strategic petroleum reserve.

Some opponents of the proposed legislation still oppose it.