Smaller Democratic majorities could force the president to reach out to the opposition and to conservatives in his own party.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

The declaration called on the people of the South to unite and be firm in their opposition to the North.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

President Wilson soon learned that opposition to the League of Nations existed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

VOA: special.2010.11.04

Uganda's main opposition leader this week asked why Uganda and Burundi are providing troops while other African leaders ignore the problem.

VOA: special.2010.07.17

Opposition Republican leaders agree on the need to raise the borrowing limit by August second or risk the nation's first default.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

To answer for the opposition, the Republicans chose Bobby Jindal, the young governor of Louisiana and the son of Indian immigrants.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

There is deep opposition between people who support nonreligious government policies and those who want religious values to be considered.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

His earlier efforts at financial reform have faced strong opposition from financial companies and some members of Congress.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

For example, a newspaper might comment that a bill that was not popular passed in Congress because the supporters bulldozed the opposition.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

After the war, newspapers supported different political parties and felt free to express opposition to the government.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

In eighteen forty-four, the Republican Sentinel of Virginia wrote this about the opposition party: "The Whigs may attempt to belittle our candidates ...

VOA: special.2010.08.08

The leaders of the anti-war movement in the north were members of the opposition Democratic Party.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

They met and formed their own government in opposition to the elected government of the territory.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

She may also face opposition for an action she took while dean of Harvard Law School.

VOA: special.2010.05.15

the paper wrote, "so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please."

VOA: special.2010.08.08