"oppose" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The United States opposes commercial whaling, allowing whaling only for traditional purposes, largely by Alaskan Natives.
- In response, Sea Shepherd stated that they also oppose whaling in the Faroe Islands, sealing in Canada, etc.
- Chile opposes the creation of a sanctuary which would include any of its territorial waters, though President Eduardo Frei opposes commercial whaling.
- He has emphasized that while he opposes commercial whaling, he is not against traditional whale-hunting among aboriginal societies.
- The United States, which opposes commercial whaling, called the meeting a success.
- Some polls show that sympathy for whales is increasing and that most Japanese now oppose commercial whaling.
- In addition, the commission's original mission, to set quotas for whaling, is out of sync with the desires of the majority of its members, which now oppose whaling on ethical grounds.
- Norwegian whalers are preparing to export hundreds of tons of edible minke whale blubber to Japan in the face of widespread condemnation by nations that oppose whaling.
- In a news interview, Lucas stated that this was for purely economic reasons, claiming polls show that 70% of Japanese oppose whaling.
- Although the United States and many other nations oppose commercial whaling, that stance now seems to be wavering among many nations.
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