1.   But in the process, said his opponents, his brutal Ofsted regime drove teachers out of the profession.

2.   His opponents say his return was a violation of a town code calling for direct election of the Mayor.

3.   Opponents say Nader is overstating the gravity of the problem.

4.   Opponents say the shareholders lawsuits are merely nuisance suits aimed at securing out-of-court settlements.

5.   The reservoir backed up behind the dam could be vulnerable to nuclear attack, opponents say.

6.   Opponents said the plan would have had a variable impact, because of differences in the charges of landfill operators across the country.

7.   But opponents say they are noisy and ugly.

8.   But opponents say the site is totally unsuitable.

9.   Although most Council members contended that they expected the measure to pass easily, some opponents said they would not abandon their fight to have the measure defeated.

10.   Already Tuesday, political opponents said that, even though he had not made an agreement, he had offered compromises that would come back to haunt Israel.