1.   Baxter shareholders have voiced vigorous opposition to an acquisition of National Medical.

2.   The measures provoked vigorous opposition in right-wing circles.

3.   The group is warning Borders Regional Council to expect vigorous opposition whenever a school is singled out for review.

4.   As mayor, Jordan faced vigorous opposition from a more liberal Board of Supervisors, which blocked many of his initiatives.

5.   He was also inoculated against criticism by his vigorous opposition to South African apartheid.

6.   However, the absence of a vigorous opposition was not an unmixed blessing.

7.   Seguin led vigorous opposition to the treaty in a referendum at the end of that year, arguing that it threatened the core of national sovereignty.

8.   That plan drew vigorous opposition from Liggett and other would-be competitors who said they were ready to buy all the assets named in the FTC agreement.

9.   The bankruptcy filing was upheld in April, despite vigorous opposition by LaFace and Pebbitone.