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1 opposition
1. nпротиводействие; сопротивление; оппозиция; возражениеto be adamant in one's opposition to smth — быть непреклонным в своих возражениях против чего-л.
to be in opposition to smth — быть / находиться в оппозиции к чему-л.
to drop one's opposition to smth — отказываться от своих возражений против чего-л.
to encounter strong opposition on the part of smth — встречать сильное сопротивление со стороны кого-л.
to express opposition against / to smth — выражать свое отрицательное отношение к чему-л.
to face opposition — сталкиваться с оппозицией / сопротивлением
to live up in opposition — находиться в оппозиции; выступать против (чего-л.)
to provoke the opposition into street demonstrations — провоцировать оппозицию на проведение уличных демонстраций
to reaffirm one's opposition to smth — подтверждать свои возражения против чего-л.
to register one's opposition to smth — демонстрировать свое противодействие чему-л.
to reverse one's opposition to smth — отказываться от своих возражений против чего-л.
to run into opposition from smb — сталкиваться с сопротивлением с чьей-л. стороны
to soften one's opposition to smth — уменьшать свое сопротивление чему-л.
- blanket oppositionto state one's opposition to smth — заявлять о своей оппозиции чему-л.
- Centre-Right opposition
- chronically splintered opposition
- conservative opposition
- crushing of opposition
- die-hard opposition
- external opposition
- fragmented opposition
- grass-roots opposition
- growing body of opposition
- hard-line opposition
- Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition
- implacable opposition
- in the teeth of heavy opposition
- inner-party opposition
- internal opposition
- intractable opposition
- leader of the opposition
- left-wing opposition
- mighty boost for the opposition
- militant opposition
- moderate opposition
- mounting opposition
- nonconfrontationist opposition
- official opposition
- opposition could come to a head
- opposition crumbled
- opposition fractures
- opposition from smb
- opposition had won by 12 percent
- opposition in exile
- opposition is fading
- opposition is fragmented
- opposition is regrouping
- opposition to the government troops is in its third day
- opposition was very divided
- organized opposition
- parliamentary opposition
- party opposition
- political opposition
- potent opposition
- realignment of the opposition
- religious opposition
- resolute opposition
- splintering of the opposition
- stiff opposition
- stronghold of opposition
- the project ran into heavy opposition
- token opposition
- united opposition
- unyielding opposition
- vigorous opposition
- violent opposition
- vociferous opposition
- widespread opposition
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2 bootstrap
vt infmlThe professional woman may face stiff opposition when she tries to bootstrap her way up — Честолюбивой женщине, пытающейся самой пробиться в жизни, приходится сталкиваться с жестким сопротивлением
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3 challenge
1. n1) вызов; угроза2) претензия; притязание; требование3) испытание, проверка, проба сил4) (нерешенная) проблема; трудность5) задача6) юр. отвод ( присяжного заседателя)•to cope with a challenge by smb — отвечать на чей-л. вызов
to face the challenge — сталкиваться с проблемой / трудностью
to face up to a challenge — не испугаться чьего-л. вызова / не отступить перед трудностями
to inspect by / on challenge — проводить инспекцию по требованию одной из сторон
to launch a challenge against smb — бросать вызов кому-л.
to lay challenge to smth — претендовать / выдвигать претензию на что-л.
to mount a challenge to smb — бросать вызов кому-л.
to overcome one's biggest challenge — выдерживать самую большую проверку на прочность
to stage a challenge to smb — бросать вызов кому-л.
- challenge from the oppositionto throw down a challenge to smb — бросать вызов кому-л.
- challenge of development
- challenge to the world community
- challenges that lie before smb
- insuperable challenge
- peremptory challenge
- political challenge
- population challenge
- smb's challenge for the Presidency
- startling challenge 2. v1) испытывать силы, испытывать способности; бросать вызов; представлять угрозу2) оспаривать, подвергать сомнению; возражать3) отводить, давать отвод4) юр. отводить ( присяжного заседателя)•to challenge smb to prove smth — требовать от кого-л. доказательств чего-л.
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