The former point had been practically gained before his death, in spite of strenuous opposition.

The most strenuous opposition to the use of lampricide has come from Vermont.

This sparked strenuous opposition from neighbours in the expensive Beaches area.

He sometimes offered strenuous opposition to official colonial policy affecting Nigerians in general.

The industry is expected to mount strenuous opposition in New York, the center of the financial services industry.

During the 1960s, he faced more strenuous opposition in the Democratic primaries than in the general elections.

Residents and city officials have voiced strenuous opposition to the proposal, citing potential health and safety problems.

I made strenuous opposition to this request.

In 1704 he was given ownership over the strenuous opposition of officials in New France.

The law, which took effect in February over strenuous opposition by insurers, cut auto premiums by either 10 percent or 22 percent.

Executives at Quick Test 5 said they were surprised to face strenuous opposition from antismoking groups and questioned the groups' motives.

But strenuous opposition comes from the court officers' union, which has battled to retain sequestration, which is a source of overtime.

Over the mayor's strenuous opposition, the Board of Education voted 4 to 3 to make Levy interim chancellor.

The idea met with strenuous opposition from other MPRP members and was abandoned.

This request met with strenuous opposition; the matter was even taken up before the Chamber of Deputies (19 December).

Those proposals were withdrawn because of strenuous opposition by various corporate groups, including the Business Roundtable, made up of top executives.

After four years of strenuous opposition to random drug testing, it took one horrendous accident to change the mind of Sonny Hall.

He rejected what a questioner said was strenuous opposition from some Orthodox Jews to the idea of peace with the Palestinians.

One was Pope John Paul II's strenuous opposition to executions.

This provision led to the strenuous opposition to the bill by Quebec nationalist Henri Bourassa.

He was obliged to implement Cabinet's decision to cut costs despite the strenuous opposition of the Returned Services League.

But Mr Rohatyn withdrew his name after strenuous opposition emerged from Congressional Republicans.

Over the strenuous opposition of residents, the Town of Southold has agreed to permit a McDonald's here.

Wesleyans, however, declared their 'strenuous opposition to any change.which would, in the slightest degree, weaken the guarantees of the Protestant Succession'.

He acquired his shares despite the strenuous opposition of Springer's founder, Axel C. Springer, now deceased.