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Opponents of charter schools will be quick to draw the conclusion that charter schools aren't pulling their weight, but that's not fair,

Opponents of cap and trade should be careful what they wish for.

Opponents have long complained that Congress had not authorized commercial development of offshore wind energy. Now it has.

After winning titles outdoors and at cross country, this is a bit of fun for me. I knew all my opponents and the way they run because we've competed before against each other.

Southern California has been the weakest region for awhile, but that could be good for us, because our opponents won't expect us to be as good as we are. We'll be able to come out and catch people by surprise.

Now his opponents have to create their own news.

The more options we have the better we are. It makes it harder for our opponents to prepare for us. If someone has a bad day we have options.

During Seattle's successful campaign for a $15 an hour minimum wage, our opponents would sometimes roll their eyes and snort, 'If $15 is so good, why not $50?' It was a straw man argument: Nobody was proposing a $50 minimum wage; it would have been too high, and we said so.

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Competition is important and there are formable opponents out there, but that can't run your long-term plan.

Coach has been awesome about keeping us together as a team. We go watch opponents play as a team. We are required to support other (Lawrence) teams and go to games as a team. It is a way for us to bond together.

Colin finds a way to keep his opponents off balance.

Any person with a little math sense can make up their mind as to how big this was. You look at the opponents we have left and the schedule we have left and you can figure out that obviously with a minute and a half left, we needed a goal.

Anyone who was there for those series can tell you what an electric atmosphere it was. The fans are right on top of the action. It's fun, it's loud, it's exciting and it's an intimidating place for opponents to play. We plan to capture that kind of environment again.

Ann wanted to fight Valerie, ... and when she beats Valerie it will be another confidence boost for her. Ann wanted to fight an opponent that would actually make her fight and not run from her. If you look at Ann's last two opponents -- they both ran from her -- and that is frustrating to Ann.

Anything can happen at the state tournament and we've known that since we began in November. One of the reasons we prepare so intensely all season long is to expect the unexpected. We have some momentum going into the state championships. However, we know the power of our opponents and we will need to be on top of our game.

Anyone bearing witness to Logan will certainly attest to his competitive style, but take a closer look and what you'll notice is a wrestler who has grown not only in confidence, but in maturity. Cohen outscored his opponents by a combined total of 56 points to 17 while earning 3 wins by fall en route to an impressive 3rd place finish.

The Bush-hating phenomenon was not so important until the president's popularity more generally started to decline - at which point the voices of Bush's strongest opponents take on much more importance, because much of public opinion is beginning to dovetail with the views of those who haven't liked Bush from the beginning.

At home you wanna come out ready to go. You wanna put your opponents down and we did a good job of that.

ZANU-PF leaders seemed to sanction the use of violence and intimidation against political opponents and contributed significantly to the climate of fear so evident during the election campaign.

Your opponents realize that it's been 'X' amount of years since you've been beaten. It's tough, you get everybody's best game. They want to knock you off your pedestal. That's a challenge in itself.

This is a really good field with a lot of regional schools and a couple big teams. This is a great chance to see some of the MAC schools that we have not seen yet. It is always important to make a good first impression with conference opponents and we have done that so far, going 2-1 against the MAC.

This is really an unknown. I think in the league it's no question. It's Basalt. Usually, people would say, 'All right, the Vail Mountain School is going to be there and so on.' But again, there are so many questions as to how we are going to perform when we see opponents that I think it's more difficult than in years past to make predictions that we automatically fit in the second or third spot.

This game is crucial. Boys' Town have been playing well all season and have been formidable opponents not just for us but for every team they have faced.

This event will allow us to play against some very good Big 12 programs. Big 12 teams are typically very athletic and organized as a whole. The challenge for our team will be how to handle constant pressure from our opponents in a composed and organized manner. We're honored to have been considered as one of the college teams for this event.

This Assembly race presents this year's greatest opportunity for a turnover from two civil rights opponents to two civil rights champions. It's why this race is of the utmost importance not just to LGBT New Jerseyans in the 11th District but also to thousands of LGBT citizens and our straight supporters all across the state.

This a great measure for league. We lost two close games to league opponents and when we see them again we will be ready.

They shoot the ball really well and take a lot of 3-pointers. They've had some big wins, and they've had games where they were way ahead and let their opponents back in and lost. They also have a good inside presence.

They're about as big, fast and strong as Porum, ... Going in, we thought our two toughest opponents would come in Week 1 and 2.

Amanda will be a star to reckon with as her college career goes on and I hope she has a chance with the Under-20 National Team. She can score in a variety of ways and is so crafty on the ball, with different moves and the ability to turn opponents inside and out. We are trying to encourage her to be more selfish with her own chances, as that should boost her goal total while also opening things up for the entire offense.

A lot of the same teams are going to be here. Obviously it is at home, and it's good that we're running at home because there will be a little added pressure. We'll see how we handle that and we'll get to see our district opponents one more time.

A lot of people go unheard of, and then everyone says, 'Wow, he's a really good player. Sometimes it's just about getting those opportunities. I'm pretty sure opponents know about me now, but you still have to worry about Moose on the other side. You still have to worry about the running game, and with Rex throwing the ball, he's liable to throw it anywhere, anytime. You can't focus on one particular guy.

They (Murray, Samford, and Jacksonville) are three of the better teams in our conference. The Murray State women are outstanding. Our goal for the end of the season is to attack within every point, be aggressive and try to point pressure on our opponents without making errors.

You don't go out and hurt somebody's feelings. We have opponents and not enemies in this business.

This is the greatest victory in the history of Cuban baseball because our opponents were major-league players.

They're an improved basketball team. They're really playing within themselves. I think Coach (John Giannini) has done a great job of not letting opponents get comfortable. They do different things depending on who they play. We're going to have to execute well and have to be able to think on our feet.

They're about as big, fast and strong as Porum. Going in, we thought our two toughest opponents would come in Week 1 and 2.

There's a reason for that. Their teams don't hurt themselves. They wait for their opponents to screw up and take advantage of it.

There's an awful lot of runs that our opponents are putting on us that we're not giving back. We're not making any runs of five or six points in a row.

As much as we would hope our football program will be good enough in any given year to play in a Bowl Championship Series game, if that doesn't happen, we will have a series of extremely viable options in excellent locations against opponents from major conferences.

All our opponents are now playing the same way. They opt for a very defensive set-up with seven or eight players packed on their side of the pitch,

It was a tough run to get there. We had a double overtime game in the sectional finals and two quality opponents in the districts.

It will be a good experience for us to take on a national team with a similar style to Australia, our second opponents at the World Cup.

It was important for us to come out fast tonight after falling behind early last night. We wanted to play two quality opponents on back-to-back nights like we will have to in the sectional and we don't go very deep but I'm pleased with the way our legs held up and I think it shows that all of our conditioning is paying off.

It's a great honor for both Cassie and the program. Cassie has worked hard on her game for the last three years and to be recognized for having a great weekend and helping us beat two ranked opponents is just awesome. I'm so happy for her.

I tried not to do too much (in the at-bat). We're trying to hit our way out of games. We've done that the last two days. I think it's a sign of things to come later. When we start clicking it's going to be tough for our opponents to keep games close because of the pitching we have.

It really comes down to supply and demand. There are certain opponents that fans seek out more than others.

It is what you would hope to see. If you keep wrestling, good things will happen. We put ourselves in good position to pin and then we put our opponents on their backs.

It's the third year that the team has been below what we expect. We can't disparage our opponents or be passive when we play. That's not Real Madrid's spirit. We can't let negativity or laziness take over.

It's the exact opposite of a U.S. presidential race, where you want to get out of the box early and scare off opponents by fund-raising and showing well in primaries.

Dana definitely has a great team. We wrestled hard in some weight classes, but the biggest thing right now is that we are making some fundamental mistakes we shouldn't be making. It's frustrating. You can't make mistakes against good opponents and expect that you are going to win. We are so close to being where we need to be, but we can't get over that hump.

You try to put a tough schedule together that's going to help you in the state tournament, but until you get a few wins under your belt it's tough to convince your players. Our mindset right now, though, is very positive. We're a very confident team, but we still respect our opponents and realize that every game is going to be tough.

The noise is comparable. The advantage we have here is not the advantage we had in the dome. In the dome, opponents tended to lose the ball in the roof and lights. That's not the case here.

Ever since accepting the Road Map and the idea of a two-state solution in 2003, Sharon has realized that all settlements in Gaza would have to be dismantled under any final-status agreement. What Sharon has been emphasizing to his opponents is that by evacuating them now, he gets badly-needed brownie points with the international community, which loves the fact that we're withdrawing from Gaza.

Even without Smith, I can't relax. My other opponents are strong and could spring a surprise. So I will not relax, I will be fighting.

It's nice to have a Thursday-night game because it gives opponents less time to prepare for the option. It'll be hotter at 2, but we practice in the heat everyday so hopefully that will work to our advantage.

Stevie has become a real monster on the boards, and has earned a lot of respect from both opponents and officials. She's worked very hard and has shown a great deal of improvement this season.

The attention was on Walter when he was here. These kids play well together. Opponents can't really look at one guy and focus on him.

It never crossed my mind. I've been asked that, through fans, e-mails and other things. John is, I think, getting better and better each week. San Diego State did a nice job of giving him a little bit different looks than what our first opponents have done. I expect him to be better from this point on.

It was a pretty tricky match against a determined opponent. I better get used to playing such opponents and get ready for tougher players as the tournament advances.

It used to be that we really were opponents on a lot of policy issues. We weren't listening to each other.

I've known him since he was 10 years old. Opponents change, venues change. He's got a little more facial hair than he did when he was 10 but you know what, I've seen it over and over again.

I've known him since he was 10 years old. Opponents changed, venues changed, he's got a little more facial hair now since then.

I want to know what our record is when the opponents score first because we seem to be coming back a lot. That's just going to help us down the road to play tight and win close games.

It will be a 50-50 game. Marseille will be tough opponents and they have very good, fast strikers.

It was good to get that early lead and not let them back in the game. We have had the tendency to not close out some opponents this year once we get ahead. Hopefully the girls have learned to finish every game strong.

They are good opponents with a style of play like (our World Cup opponents) Trinidad & Tobago and Paraguay. It will be extra fun to give the crowd a completely new opponent, since we've never ever faced them before.

They are tough opponents and a very physical side.

They both wrestled great. Josh had a big match against a state qualifier, and Spencer had high-quality opponents from three states. They did an incredible job.

Against ranked opponents you can't let a lead slip like that. I think it's something we need to focus on, but overall I'm not concerned.

So far, no scientist has been able to specifically turn any adult stem cell population into good populations of motor-neuron cells. Remember that ALS patients tend to die within four years. Opponents of therapeutic cloning need to remember that we do not have time to waste.

At the public hearing, opponents will have the opportunity to present their side, and we will again present the need for officers on the street,

Their opponents are shooting a lot more free throws, and I hope that continues (today).

Their coach told us when we combine hitting, pitching and defense (the Rebels committed just two errors in the three games), our opponents don't stand a chance.

I'm going to take all of my opponents seriously.

I'm not down on the opponents, but most of those opponents were .500 clubs or below .500 clubs. Like even (Arizona), a normal perennial power, is struggling right now because of young players, so I don't know if we were that good when we were 18-0.

I'm really surprised. I thought we'd have a better record than we have. At the same time, if you don't play harder than your opponent, then you don't deserve to win. On some of our losses, our opponents have outplayed us and they deserved to win.

I laugh at some of these commentators who say they are not a good defensive team. They hold opponents to 43 percent from the field.

I have some bad news for our opponents but good news for Quebecers: our candidates will all make excellent MPs.

I have so far to go, I mean so far to go, but I can already see where it's paying off a little bit. I need to improve on consistency with my technique. I have to keep my pads down on every play. Have to be a better student of the game and break my opponents down better. It's going to take time.

Indeed, it was July 3, 1979 that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.

I know that our opponents probably aren't going to. We have to stay ahead of the curve there.

I knew this was going to be a tough game going into it. LAMP is a talented team with a lot of speed. I want to schedule tough opponents down the stretch to get us playoff ready.

I like the game the way it was, because there seemed to be a little more respect for your opponents and for your own teammates, ... The game was played, in my opinion, way differently - more as a team.

I'm looking forward to debating my opponents about the future of Massachusetts, because that's what this is all about. So, it's pretty exciting.

In an eight-day span, the Ugandan government has seriously damaged its human rights reputation by riding roughshod over the rights of political opponents and the courts. The government has arrested the main presidential opponent, used commandos to intimidate the judiciary and banned all public protests, radio discussions and even posters on the subject.

In a low-turnout special election, it's the only item on the ballot. The opponents - who would be well-funded - would be able to focus on it and have a great opportunity to defeat it. In a general election, there's so many things on the ballot that the average voter is lost.

If the opponents keep hammering away on that, it's hard to imagine a scenario where this thing turns around.

If you have certain rules and restrictions, your opponents will file complaints and you'll have to hire lawyers.

If you ask Alabama voters what Lucy Baxley stands for, you'd have a hard time getting a substantive answer. She's going to have to create a definition for herself before her opponents do it for her.

Intense congressional and public scrutiny has not produced a single substantiated claim that the Patriot Act has been misused to violate Americans' civil liberties. Opponents of the legislation have relied upon exaggeration and hyperbole to distort a demonstrated record of accomplishment and success.

Instead of being fired, perhaps he should be studied and examined, much as one might probe the victim of a once-rare psychiatric disorder that has become rampant. Ward Churchill might be more valuable to the opponents of the academic left employed than unemployed. Above all, he can serve as a living window into the intellectual, moral, and political bankruptcy of the left.

In recent games, our most improvement has been in limiting our turnovers. We're still turning the ball over too much, but we're improving in that area. Defensively, we're fine. It's our turnovers that are giving our opponents double their chances.

I really think the difference for us has been the youth and the fact that they are unaware of some of the opponents we go up against. They're just fearless and they don't worry about who they're playing.

I looked at our schedule and picked the opponents that would challenge Vitaly the most. I wanted to make sure he got the best possible competition, so I sat him out in matches where he would have received a forfeit or faced a weak opponent.

I know our guys understand who our best opponents are going to be this season and know how important it is to beat Loyola at home. The goal we've set this season is to win the regular-season championship. Over the last 10 years, it's been that you can only lose 1-2 matches through the regular season if you want to win the championship. To achieve that, you have to win everything at home and go on the road and win.

I know a lot of conservatives who were very upset with that because they wanted a showdown, they wanted the filibuster rule on presidential opponents abolished.

I have the facts, the law, and the truth on my side -- just as I have against every false allegation my opponents have flung at me over the last 10 years,

I played some good tennis in Australia and it's good to be back in Tokyo. It's a new week against new opponents and we're all aiming to be the best.

In too many games we played five or six innings of great baseball and then just cruised through the ninth. To be the dominant team we want to be we need to keep the pressure on our opponents every inning.