adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a petition opposing sth
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458 local people signed a petition opposing the move.
conflicting/opposing views (= completely different )
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There are conflicting views about the best way to teach reading.
rival/opposing/opposition fans (= fans who support different teams competing against each other )
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There were fights between rival fans outside the stadium.
the opposing team
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A member of the opposing team grabbed hold of his shirt.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
faction
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It is the path a load would follow if it was pulled by the opposing factions in the drawing.
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The referendum campaign had been fiercely fought by opposing factions .
forces
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All of these qualities, when duly accounted for, amounted to a virtual condition of stalemate between the opposing forces .
party
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There are disagreements between councillors of the same party just as there are disagreements between those of opposing parties.
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The seventy members of the Sanhedrin were drawn mainly from two opposing parties , the Sadducees and the Pharisees.
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Of the opposing parties , a score of men lost their lives or were badly hurt on each side.
side
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But those who choose violence set themselves on the opposing side from democracy.
team
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Some of the opposing teams are dead good.
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Members of the opposing team pulled Newton back.
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This match was notable for being as much a battle against the elements as the opposing team .
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There must be a metre gap between players of opposing teams in the lineout.
view
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These opposing views should be brought together in a paragraph or essay.
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Lord Atkin, in one of the century's most powerful dissents, adopted the opposing view .
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Two quite directly opposing views on their policy significance prevail.
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The second and opposing view treats political events as the result of forces inherent in human nature.
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A number of analytical problems are raised by the rather stark polarization between these opposing views .
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There is an opposing view , that the marketing process should be seen in a rather different way.
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Is there any scientific evidence for either of these opposing views ?
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Students taking an opposing view argued that it was the usage of the media that was evil and not the media themselves.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a political group that split into two opposing factions
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Bobbie and Jo have opposing views on marriage.
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Brad was prepared to accept that opposing beliefs could be held equally strongly and passionately.
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Michigan's complex offense has kept opposing teams guessing.
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Russia and the U.S. have opposing views on arms sales to the region.
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The Party seems to be unsure which of two opposing political philosophies to follow.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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How can the opposing minority be both free and subject to laws to which they have not consented?
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It could be distinguished from an opposing process, which produces a non-material consciousness.
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John was also extremely fast and nimble, and he possessed a remarkable body-swerve which could prove most disconcerting to opposing defenders.
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The airport had been seized by one revolutionary force and the communication centre by an opposing one.
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The slightly later and opposing tradition is that of the lexicographer as the objective observer and recorder of language.