Keita and Rakeem Christmas have made the going difficult in the paint for opponents.
This year may also see at least one major setback for opponents of gay marriage.
For opponents of sweeping action to fight climate change, generational attitudes matter less than dollars and cents.
But Lib Dem Lord Goodhart said the amendment was a "stalking horse" for opponents to recognising gay partnerships.
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The first minister on Wednesday appealed for opponents to back the budget, promising more money for skills and jobs.
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Usually the door is open for opponents who want to leave the country.
Derek Jeter and his 3, 000 hits, for instance, make it much easier for opponents to determine where his next hit may land.
For opponents, such as Sander Levin, the senior Democrat on the House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee, this is far too weak.
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My strokes are untutored, even unaesthetic, but I soon found the unconventional shots they produce can be maddening for opponents unaccustomed to them.
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The abrasive manner of Mr Chuan's finance minister, Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda, has also made it easier for opponents to attack the Democrats' economic policies.
"The methane 'leak' claim just got a lot more difficult for opponents" of natural gas, noted Steve Everley, with Energy In Depth, an industry-funded group.
Bachmann's take-no-prisoners approach has made her a national target for opponents.
Something for opponents to ponder as they sit in traffic jams.
But the judge left the door open for opponents of the proposed sale to challenge one provision in the plan, which could bog down the proceedings.
It would also offer a tempting big target for opponents.
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Such specifics are a broad target for opponents (as seen in the Oct. 11 economics debate), but he can say he has a plan that falls broadly within conservative doctrine.
Several influential Golkar members, including Marzuki Darusman, its deputy chairman, argued that nominating Mr Habibie would provide a clear target for opponents and intensify claims that Golkar is the party of the past.
Chief Justice Roberts ruled that the ACA mandate to purchase health insurance under the Commerce Clause unconstitutional, a mini victory for opponents of ACA. In my view, calling it a tax is hard to swallow.
He accused Hunt of "colluding with News Corp. to provide them with information in advance" and of working with the company to make sure it would be "game over" for opponents of its BSkyB takeover bid.
Boeheim entered Thursday with 50 wins in the tournament, fourth-most in history, and more than 900 victories overall, with so much of that success built on his unusual zone defense, 40 minutes of a puzzle for opponents to try and solve.
He entered Thursday with 50 wins in the tournament, fourth-most in history, and more than 900 victories overall, with so much of that success built on his unusual zone defense, 40 minutes of a puzzle for opponents to try and solve.
Those lawmakers said they considered the measure to be redundant and a platform for opponents of abortion but were willing to let it pass after gaining reassurances that it wouldn't be used to undermine abortion laws or to interfere with physicians' judgments about how to treat premature babies.
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In the campaign, Mr. Samaras sought to turn the elections into a de facto referendum on the euro, saying a vote for austerity opponents Syriza would be tantamount to voting for a return to the drachma, Greece's former currency.
Always fight on territory that is comfortable to you, and awkward for your opponents.
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So it is easy for his opponents to paint him as a condescending liberal.
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And those hugs and embraces after the final out were for the opponents, the Army Black Knights.
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