Historically, it has been used by the government to thwart political opposition.

However, the political opposition in the province won't let this one fly.

But so far the political opposition has not shown its street power.

That deal has for now been stalled by political opposition in Ireland.

The deal had initially faced stiff political opposition in the United States.

But many of the deals have run into regulatory and political opposition.

The current head of Syria's political opposition in exile is a Kurd.

Failure of trade, want and inactivity, hence led to a political opposition.

Some rights groups and the political opposition, however, say progress has been piecemeal.

It can't be easy being in political opposition during a crisis.

The political opposition insists that the government has lost control of the country.

CNOOC's bid was thwarted by fierce political opposition because of national security concerns.

The sanctions are meant to pressure Maduro over his restrictions on political opposition.

Some are concerned about potential political opposition to using Citgo shares.

Its political opposition commanded recognition from a constellation of international governments.

That opportunity comes as an inadvertent gift from Obama's political opposition.