1.   But the head of a coalition opposing the bill said laws already on the books outlaw electronic pirating.

2.   Prominent members of the legal establishment have opposed the bill.

3.   Smith said gay-rights advocates still believe they are fighting an uphill battle in opposing the bill.

4.   The other parties opposed the bill.

5.   The second is put down by a another sacked minister, Mr George Walden, who opposes the bill in principle.

6.   To win her support, the ports would have to open discussions with labor unions that oppose the bill.

7.   We oppose the bill, on the grounds that it discriminates against women.

8.   Liberal and socialist Assembly members opposed the bill on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and unfair to citizens who were occupying former church property.

9.   The bill was strongly opposed by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, whose members walked out of the Lok Sabha when Chavan rose to introduce it.

10.   The bill was opposed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party.