The industry, however, has not dropped its opposition to increasing efficiency mandates.

The union eventually dropped its opposition to unemployment insurance by 1934.

The Bush administration has recently dropped its opposition to expanding this force to other major regional centers.

Labor dropped its insistent opposition and said it would put the matter to a party vote.

So we dropped our opposition to the program and then began defending it.

But coalition members announced last month that they had reached a deal with the city and were dropping their opposition.

The insurance industry dropped its opposition to the current bill after agreement was reached that the coverage would apply only to new health plans.

Finally, the administration should drop its legal opposition to the victims' claims.

Italy and Spain might drop their opposition to the proposal.

To win the votes the party needs, several liberal Democrats said they had been persuaded to drop their opposition to the bill.