The opposition, which according to polls had failed to make headway against Iemma thus far, seized its opportunity.

In Kyrgyzstan, the opposition seized power after a popular uprising unseated the government.

Former foreign minister Roza Otunbayeva is placed at the head of an interim government as the opposition seizes control.

The opposition seized upon the agency's failures, and called for Fordham's resignation and a royal commission into the affair.

In the House of Commons the opposition seized on the book as a weapon with which to belabour the government.

Some analysts argue that the opposition has merely seized on a convenient issue and that it will blow over.

The opposition had seized upon the surveillance controversy as a sign of the continued involvement of the military within the political process.

Soon, the political opposition seized that opportunity to request the review of all controversial acts.

I mean, the opposition has seized on the fact that he's vowed to crush their terrorism with an iron fist.

The center-right opposition seized on the dissent as a sign of its weakness.