The top United Nations diplomat in Iraq says the delays are creating conditions that opponents of democracy could use for their own gain.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

It would have been perfectly reasonable for them, his opponents, to assume that only one set of religious beliefs could actually represent the truth, that there was only one possible manifestation of divine truth.

这本应该是他的反对者们最完美的理由,去设想仅仅一整套的宗教信条就可以代表真理，只有一个虔诚的真理的表达。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

More importantly, the Homeric heroes are said to be bad role models for those who follow them, they are shown to be intemperate in sex, into these vices Socrates adds cruelty and disregard for the dead bodies of one's opponents.

最重要的是，荷马英雄们被说成是坏榜样,对他们的追随者而言，他们都太过纵欲、,还有被苏格拉底冠以残忍,与漠视对手尸体的恶行。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

He is blaming both his political opponents for holding an unauthorized protest and what he calls "uncontrollable elements" of the military.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

One side wins the argument and the battle, and sometimes the ill will is so great that the losing side feels either that it has to flee for its safety, or it chooses to flee rather than to live under their opponents.

若是其中一方获胜,有时候失势的一方面临威胁,会离开这个地方以求自保,或者是逃离他们的敌对派系的压迫

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

He agreed to postpone earlier elections in exchange for a power-sharing deal that saw his political opponents drop their electoral boycott.

VOA: standard.2009.07.19

The president's opponents say he is authoritarian and is to blame for the war with Russia.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

The Costa Rican president described the development as a moment of opportunity for Mr.Zelaya and his opponents to try to come to an agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

And the local courts have refused a request for a referendum from the opponents.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

Opponents say the deal with make it easy for the far larger U.S.economy to overwhelm entire sectors of the South Korean economy, especially in the culturally sensitive agriculture sector.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, who said he thinks opponents of the measure are misinformed or misinterpreting it for political reasons, said he expects President Obama to sign it into law soon.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

But he may have difficulty building on the 29 percent of the vote he won last month because his presidency is best remembered for financial mismanagement and the arrest of political opponents.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Political analysts say Republican victories in both Virginia and New Jersey would encourage party activists and energize Obama opponents, setting up a major battle for control of Congress in next year's midterm elections.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

At a news conference,Wednesday members of the Congressional Black Caucus and officials of groups representing African-Americans and other minorities criticized what they called "lies" circulated by opponents of health care reform including suggestions that it is socialism and would reduce care for the elderly.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09