Even more strident opposition has come from Minnesota.

Parliament was effectively deadlocked by strident opposition from Musharraf's opponents for over a year.

Rutledge's strident opposition to the Jay Treaty may have been the main reason for his rejection.

Of the other two, jurisdiction is probably dead on arrival because of the strident opposition of the futures market.

Three years into his term he dropped his strident opposition to gun control when the position began hurting his poll numbers.

But the complex became mired in a host of problems, including strident opposition from the neighborhood.

In any case, controlled hunts staged in suburbs often run up against strident opposition from animal welfare groups.

To make matters worse, the government was faced by increasingly strident opposition from the Bolsheviks.

Kaminski's strident opposition to these practices was one of the last chances to avert the implosion which soon followed.

Florida voters have rejected three gambling proposals since 1978; those were statewide referendums with far more strident opposition from religious groups.