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Meanings of
direct opposition
in English
Russian
противостояние
Portuguese
oposição
Spanish
oposición
Catalan
oposició
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In chess, when two kings face each other with only one square between them.
opposition
Related terms
sports terminology
Russian
противостояние
Synonyms
Examples for "
opposition
"
opposition
Examples for "
opposition
"
1
Members of the
opposition
,
however, said it would further curtail press freedom.
2
Ryan made a similar proposal a year ago and faced strong
opposition
.
3
Britain is facing
opposition
from countries like Deutsche Boerse's home state Germany.
4
In Qatar, the main
opposition
group outside Syria elected a new leader.
5
The
opposition
Labour Party said the proposals did not go far enough.
Usage of
direct opposition
in English
1
This had been done in
direct
opposition
to the will of Rome.
2
All this we had to accept in
direct
opposition
to our institutions.
3
He might have added, in
direct
opposition
to their temper and spirit.
4
They had acted in concert; they had acted in
direct
opposition
.
5
Sun's new Java license is in
direct
opposition
to this provision.
6
In saying as much, I'm once again in
direct
opposition
to the author.
7
For having conspired to attack Rionga, in
direct
opposition
to my positive orders.
8
Do you consider yourself justified in acting in
direct
opposition
to her wishes?
9
Mary's conscience had driven her into a position of
direct
opposition
to the government.
10
And she did it in
direct
opposition
to my wishes.
11
Never till that moment had she found her will in
direct
opposition
to his.
12
She saw that in
direct
opposition
to his will she could go no further.
13
Such a remark is in
direct
opposition
to Kleber's character.
14
She shook her head vehemently, in
direct
opposition
to the strength of the lie.
15
The government is in fact acting in
direct
opposition
to its commitment to inclusive education.
16
These polarities stand in
direct
opposition
to one another; mysteries enliven existence, secrets strangle it.
Other examples for "direct opposition"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
direct
opposition
direct
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
direct opposition
Russian
противостояние
оппозиция
Portuguese
oposição
Spanish
oposición
Catalan
oposició
Direct opposition
through the time
Direct opposition
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common