Members of Parliament have recently been debating an amendment raising the age limit to 18, but progress has ground to a halt in the face of strong opposition from conservatives.

最近议会成员已经开始对将年龄限制提高到18岁的修正案展开辩论，但是面对传统势力的反对进展陷于停顿。

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The Tea Party movement, which takes its name from a significant American Revolutionary War event, played a significant role in drumming up grassroots opposition to President Barack Obama's health care reform plan and in raising concerns about the country's growing budget deficit.

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My suspicion is that a fairly lax attitude is taken to avoid raising opposition to the tax, with considerable latitude allowed for tax evasion for those so inclined.

BBC: Have Your Say: Inheritance tax

Is the President worried about having the Commandant of the Marine Corps, who is his appointee, sort of constantly raising opposition to his own stated belief that the policy needs to be changed and would actually increase national security, not decrease it?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

There will be a horrible row if the government takes his advice opposition to raising fees, like opposition to cutting child benefit, comes from both the left and the right.

ECONOMIST: Public spending